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Benue state, Nigeria: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Benue statePopulation about 5,741,815 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 4 eventsP of organized violence in Benue state, Nigeria in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 4P. The count for August 2026 was 7 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 120 eventsP in Benue state, Nigeria. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 375P. The low estimate is 339 and the high estimate is 386P. UCDP counts 25P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 30 regions of Nigeria with a page, Benue state has the 3rd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Benue state holds 8 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Nigeria in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 85 events in Benue state. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 120P, which is up 41 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Nigeria as a whole went from 714 to 1,430P, which is up 100 percent. Events of non-state conflict are 66 percentP of the events in Benue state in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Nigeria, the share is 34 percentP.

Table 1. Benue state, Nigeria: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events47120
Estimated deaths, best estimate423375
Low estimate of deaths415339
High estimate of deaths423386
Deaths of civilians1225

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Since the last update

The log has no change for Benue state, Nigeria on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

02550Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in Benue state by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in Benue state, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 120 events with 375 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Benue state: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP86P242P
Agasha1P3P
Agatu3P7P
Black Axe3P12P
Farmers (Nigeria)5P21P
Fulani25P97P
Herders (Nigeria)5P21P
Idoma4P9P
Mbakor1P3P
SVC3P12P
Tiv18P81P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Second-level areas

The areas in Benue state that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Benue state in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Agatu lga5P14P
Apa lga9P36P
Guma lga14P31P
Gwer West lga9P19P
Katsina-Ala lga12P35P
Kwande lga11P62P
Logo lga8P20P
Makurdi lga9P21P
Oturkpo lga14P54P
Ukum lga8P20P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Benue state: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict29P24%
Non-state conflict79P66%
One-sided violence against civilians12P10%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Benue state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20264P4PCandidate Events
August 20267P23PCandidate Events
July 202619P73PCandidate Events
June 20269P15PCandidate Events
May 20266P19PCandidate Events
April 202613P66PCandidate Events
March 202614P47PCandidate Events
February 202616P61PCandidate Events
January 202623P50PCandidate Events
December 202548GED
November 202536GED
October 202523GED
September 2025514GED
August 20251634GED
July 202557GED
June 20259203GED
May 20251593GED
April 202512113GED
March 2025422GED
February 2025634GED
January 202512GED
December 2024224GED
November 2024631GED
October 2024427GED
September 202429GED
August 2024381GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Benue state, Nigeria: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/nigeria/benue-state/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in Benue state, Nigeria in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 4 eventsP of organized violence in Benue state, Nigeria in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 7 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Benue state, Nigeria in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 375P. The low estimate is 339 and the high estimate is 386P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.