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Benue state: conflict events in February 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Benue state, Nigeria. Country-wide report: Nigeria, February 2025.

6events1 the month before
34est. deathsrange 34–47
0civilian deaths

In February 2025, UCDP recorded 6 organized-violence events in Benue state, Nigeria, with 34 estimated deaths. That is +500% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 34 to 47.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict.

The most active pairing was Fulani - Tiv with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-02-17: Fulani vs Tiv (3 deaths)2025-02-15: Fulani vs Tiv (16 deaths)2025-02-09: Black Axe vs SVC (4 deaths)2025-02-05: Fulani vs Idoma (5 deaths)2025-02-03: Fulani vs Idoma (3 deaths)2025-02-02: Fulani vs Tiv (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Benue state, February 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
15 Feb 2025Kwande lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 4 sources
16
16–29
5 Feb 2025Oturkpo lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Idoma
Non-state, 5 sources
5
9 Feb 2025Makurdi lga
Benue state
Black Axe vs SVC
Non-state, 3 sources
4
17 Feb 2025Kwande lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 2 sources
3
3 Feb 2025Oturkpo lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Idoma
Non-state, 4 sources
3
2 Feb 2025Gwer West lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state
3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Fulani530
Tiv322
Idoma28
Black Axe14
SVC14

All months

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