Okitipupa and Ilaje LGAs to the south. Governor Olusegan Mimiko (Labour Party),
who was re-elected in October 2012, recently announced plans to build.
The Fund for Peace
Conflict Bulletin: Ondo State September 2013 recently
announced
build
contested gubernatorial election in October
fertilizer
2012. Ondo is the only state in Nigeria
plants and signed a $3.3 billion deal with
controlled by the Labour Party. Both the
Dangote Group, the largest manufacturing
Action Congress of Nigeria and the People’s
conglomerate in West Africa. After the 2012
Democratic Party filed appeals against the
gubernatorial election, the losing party
outcome, however the Supreme Court ruled
raised concerns about alleged election
that the election was valid. Gang violence in
irregularities and intimidation.
Akure increased around the time of the election and continued into 2013. The Ade
refineries,
This
plans
petrochemical
Conflict
Bulletin
to
and
brief
Basket Boys is reportedly among the most
snapshot of the trends and patterns of
provides
a
active gangs in Akure and is believed to
conflict risk factors at the State and LGA
have been involved in riots leading up to
levels, drawing on the data available on the
election.
P4P Digital Platform for Multi-Stakeholder Engagement (www.p4p-nigerdelta.org). The
Between March and May, eight prominent
ndo has a population of around 3.44
screenshot of the heat map above shows
people
million people according to the most
the relative distribution of incidents from
ransom in Akure, including family members
recent census (2006). The majority
one LGA to the next from 2012-2013. The
of politicians and government officials, a
are of Yoruba descent, with a sizable
bar chart shows the relative violence from
journalist, and a businessman.
one Niger Delta state to the next between
particularly along the coast. Ondo derives
January 2010 and June 2013. The trend line
most of its revenue from the production of
shows the number of incidents and fatalities
cocoa, palm oil, rubber, lumber, and cassava. Approximately 65% of the labor
by month. The second bar chart shows the trend of incidents of insecurity by LGA per
force is employed in the agrarian sector.
capita.
The state is also rich in oil and minerals.
collected by UNLocK, the Council on Foreign
The
summaries
draw
on
data
Relations, WANEP Nigeria, CSS/ETH Zurich, On a per capita basis, violence in Ondo was
Nigeria Watch, and ACLED integrated on the
the lowest of all nine Niger Delta states
P4P platform.
LGA Level Summary
20
over the last 18 months. During the second Governor Olusegan Mimiko (Labour Party), who was re-elected in October 2012,
half of 2012, violence sometimes had a political dimension, in the context of a hotly
The graphic above is a Heat Map (screenshot) of Conflict Risk in Delta State 2012-2013 — www.p4p-nigerdelta.org.
as le ya B
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iab A
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m ob I a w k A
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Ondo
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Cross River
Incidents of insecurity reportedly increased
0
Imo
between
Akwa Ibom
and
Abia
north
Edo
the
Rivers
to
10
Akure North/South
Delta
Akoko
Okitipupa and Ilaje LGAs to the south.
50
30
Better
in
60
40
reported in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) around the state capital of Akure and
for
Incidents per million people, January 2010—June 2013
Bayelsa
months. Conflict risk factors were mainly
kidnapped
Reported Violence
according to Nigeria Watch data. It has, however, been getting worse in recent
reportedly
In the summer of 2013, there was a prison
Worse
minority of those from Ijaw subgroups,
were
Nigeria Watch Tally of Incidents Resulting in Fatalities
od n O
Conflict Bulletin: Ondo State
Conflict Risk Factors in Ondo State
Reported Insecurity Per Capita in Delta State (by LGA) Worse
20 Incidents 15
Fatalities
2012 H1 2012 H2 2013 H1
10
Better
5 0 2010 H1 2010 H2 2011 H1 2011 H2 2012 H1 2012 H2 2013 H1
Ilaje
Akoko North-East
Akure North/South
* Using Nigeria Watch data (www.nigeriawatch.org) formatted to the P4P Web Map platform (www.p4p-nigerdelta.org)
break in Akure when gang members freed
murders, a peaceful protest by nurses over
an estimated 175 prisoners and fatally shot
an alleged assault, and a case of alleged
two civilians. That same week, Nigerian
police corruption.
In 2012, there was a reported clash between
Immigration Services arrested and deported 147 allegedly illegal immigrants from Niger and Chad. State Comptroller Mr. Sola Sessi stated
that
the
presence
of
those
immigrants in Ondo presented a threat to state security and said similar operations will continue.
Ilaje
ex-militants and naval officers that allegedly resulted in the death of several people. In
Akoko North-East
2013, vandals reportedly torched the palace Incidents reported in Akoko North-East
of the monarch Oba Afolabi Odidiomo and
include a case of ritual murder and a
the house of a local chief. One person
separate case of organized crime in which a
reportedly died during the incident.
gang of dozens reportedly robbed several
Other issues reported included several
FFP is committed to promoting sustainable human security around the world, and is the International Coordinating Partner on P4P, an initiative supported by PIND. FFP has been working with local civil society in Nigeria to develop the UNLocK network since 2010.
banks.
One of the data sources utilized in the summary was derived from the UNLocK network in NIgeria, a partnership between The Fund for Peace and the Institute of Human Rights and Humanitatian Law (IHRHL).
www.fundforpeace.org
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The Fund for Peace
The data used in this analysis was pulled from the integrated digital platform for multistakeholder engagement developed by Partners for Peace (P4P), an initiative supported by PIND. For a deeper understanding of the conflict risk factors, visit www.p4p-nigerdelta.org.
