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Benue state: conflict events in March 2025

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

4events6 the month before
22est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Benue state, Nigeria saw 4 recorded events and 22 estimated deaths in March 2025. That is -33% compared with 6 events the month before.

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

The most active pairing was Fulani - Tiv with 4 events.

Where events happened

2025-03-19: Fulani vs Tiv (3 deaths)2025-03-07: Fulani vs Tiv (11 deaths)2025-03-03: Fulani vs Tiv (2 deaths)2025-03-01: Fulani vs Tiv (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Benue state, March 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Mar 2025Katsina-Ala lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 3 sources
11
1 Mar 2025Ukum lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 5 sources
6
19 Mar 2025Kwande lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 3 sources
3
3 Mar 2025Kwande lga
Benue state
Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state
2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Fulani422
Tiv422

All months

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