The Fund for Peace Conflict Bulletin:

Patterns and Trends, 2012-2014

election irregularities and intimidation. The ACLED integrated on the P4P platform. They next gubernatorial elections are slated for also draw on data and information from 2016. “Violence in : Patterns and Trends,” by Patricia Taft and Nate Haken (Springer In early 2014, most incidents in Ondo State Press, April 2015). involved domestic and interpersonal violence. In May, a clash between rival cult groups reportedly left one person dead. LGA Level Summary Overall, much of the violence in Ondo state was related to instances of petty crime and North/South kidnappings. (Ondo Central Senatorial District) This Conflict Bulletin provides a brief

snapshot of the trends and patterns of During the second half of 2012, violence conflict risk factors at the State and LGA sometimes had a political dimension in the levels, drawing on relevant data made context of a hotly contested gubernatorial ndo state has a population of available from the P4P Digital Platform for election in October. Both the Action approximately 3.44 million according Multi-Stakeholder Engagement (www.p4p- Congress of Nigeria and the People’s to the most recent census (2006). The nigerdelta.org). It represents a compilation majority are of Yoruba descent, with of the data from sources listed below, not Reported Violence a sizable minority of those from Ijaw necessarily opinions of FFP or any other subgroups, particularly along the coast. organization that collaborated on the Incidents per million people, 2014 (Jul-Dec) Ondo derives most of its revenue from the production of this bulletin. production of cocoa, palm oil, rubber, lumber, and cassava. Approximately 65% of The screenshot of the heat map on this

the labor force is employed in the agrarian page shows the relative geographic sector. The state is also rich in oil and distribution of incidents between 2012 and minerals. 2014. The bar chart shows the relative Worse

violence from one Niger to the

Violence in Ondo has historically been next. The trend-line on the next page shows

relatively low in comparison to the other the number of incidents and fatalities over

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Niger Delta states according to Nigeria time. The second bar chart shows the trend

Edo Imo

Watch data. of incidents of insecurity by LGA per capita. Abia

Delta

Ondo Rivers

The summaries draw on data collected by Bayelsa Cross River Cross After the 2012 gubernatorial election, in FFP’s UNLocK, the Council on Foreign Akwa Ibom which Olusegun Mimiko was re-elected, the Relations’ NST, WANEP Nigeria, CSS/ETH losing party raised concerns about alleged Zurich, NEEWS/TMG, Nigeria Watch, and Nigeria Watch Tally of Incidents Resulting in Fatalities

The graphic above is a Heat Map (screenshot) of Conflict Risk in Ondo State 2012-2014 — www.p4p-nigerdelta.org. Conflict Bulletin: Ondo State

Conflict Risk Factors in Ondo State* Reported Insecurity Per Capita in Ondo State*

30 Incidents 2012 H1 2012 H2 25 Fatalities Worse 2013 H1 2013 H2 2014 H1 2014 H2 20 15 10 5

0 Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec Jan-Jun Jul-Dec

2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 Better Akure Ondo N/S E/W

* Using Nigeria Watch data (www.nigeriawatch.org) formatted to the P4P Web Map platform

Democratic Party filed appeals contesting Ondo E/W the outcome, however the Supreme Court In May 2014, the body of an 8-year old girl (Ondo Central Senatorial District) ruled that the election was valid. Gang was found outside a shopping mall, violence in Akure increased around the time assumed to be killed by ritualists. Crimes In 2013 the son of a union leader was of the election and continued throughout with suspected political motives also reportedly killed. No motive was 2013. The Ade Basket Boys are reportedly occurred early this year, with an attempted immediately established for the killing. Two among the more active gangs in Akure and assassination of an Ondo lawmaker, and the peaceful protests occurred in 2014, one by are believed to have been involved in riots shooting of one person at an Ondo APC electrical workers over reported non- leading up to the election as well as various meeting in January. Other reported issues payment of salaries and another by the criminal activities including armed robbery. included several murders, a peaceful Nigerian Union of Teachers over the Boko protest by nurses over an alleged assault, Haram insurgency in the North. In May, a Between March and May of 2012, eight and police corruption. woman suspected of trying to kidnap a child prominent people were reportedly was lynched by a mob. A member of the kidnapped for ransom in Akure, including Incidents that occurred in the latter half of National Union of Road Transport Workers family members of politicians and 2014 appeared to have no political was killed in July. At least two cult clashes government officials, a journalist, and a motivation. In July 2014, a student was resulting in fatalities were reported during businessman. allegedly tortured and put into police the year. custody for stealing a handset. He later died In the summer of 2013, there was a prison from his injuries. In August, a woman was break in Akure when gang members freed arrested for reportedly killing her boyfriend. Okitipupa an estimated 175 prisoners and fatally shot Four policemen were shot and killed in two (Ondo South Senatorial District) two civilians. That same week, Nigerian separate incidents involving armed robbers. Immigration Services arrested and deported In addition to several incidents of 147 allegedly illegal immigrants from Niger Indare interpersonal violence resulting in fatalities, and Chad. State Comptroller Mr. Sola Sessi (Ondo Central Senatorial District) there was also some criminal violence. A stated that the presence of those woman was kidnapped and murdered in immigrants in Ondo presented a threat to 2014. Also in 2014, military forces Incidents in Idanre related mainly to state security and said similar operations reportedly shot six and killed two when interpersonal violence, although in October would continue. In the second half of 2013, residents who were not complying with an 2012 there was a report of political students at the Federal University of environmental order resisted arrest. intimidation by “thugs” who chased away Technology Akure staged at least two voters. protests. One protest was in response to the alleged rape of three female students. The other demonstration was in protest of a teacher strike.

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Odigbo Other LGAs during the incident. (Ondo South Senatorial District) In January 2014 in Akoko Southwest, In other LGAs throughout 2012-2014, gunmen reportedly kidnapped expatriates. In 2012, violent incidents reported in incidents reported included ritual murders Additional killings throughout the year in Odigbo LGA mainly concerned an alleged by suspected cultists as well as bank the area occurred over family and intra- ritualistic killing of a crippled man and the robberies reportedly committed by community disputes. In Ese-Odo, seven murder of the owner of a cocoa farm, in an organized criminal syndicates, particularly in people were allegedly killed in a clash incident suspected to be related to land Akoko Northeast. In in 2012, there was between pirates and men of a private competition. In August 2013, police a reported clash between ex-militants and security outfit in August. Four personnel of reportedly shot a commercial truck driver naval officers that allegedly resulted in the the security outfit and 3 pirates were also and were subsequently arrested. In May of death of several people. reported killed during the clash. In October, 2014, a woman was beaten to death and set in , gunmen kidnapped the former ablaze by two brothers. In 2013, vandals allegedly torched the Ondo Council Boss and demanded N20m in palace of the monarch Oba Afolabi ransom. Odidiomo and the house of a local chief. One person was reported to have died

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