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Adamawa state: conflict events in February 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Adamawa state, Nigeria. Country-wide report: Nigeria, February 2026.

3events2 the month before
29est. deathsrange 29–35
25civilian deaths

In February 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Adamawa state, Nigeria, with 29 estimated deaths. That is +50% compared with 2 events the month before. The death toll range is 29 to 35.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 25.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-02-24: IS vs Civilians (21 deaths)2026-02-21: Government of Nigeria vs IS (7 deaths)2026-02-19: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Adamawa state, February 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 Feb 2026Madagali lga
Adamawa state
IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 21 civilian, 11 sources
21
21–27
21 Feb 2026Hong lga
Adamawa state
Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 4 civilian, 7 sources
7
19 Feb 2026Madagali lga
Adamawa state
Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS329
Government of Nigeria28

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Oct 2024Aug 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.