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Benue state: conflict events in September 2025

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

5events16 the month before
14est. deathsrange 7–17
0civilian deaths

Benue state, Nigeria saw 5 recorded events and 14 estimated deaths in September 2025. That is -69% compared with 16 events the month before. The death toll range is 7 to 17.

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

The most active pairing was Fulani - Tiv with 5 events.

Where events happened

2025-09-26: Fulani vs Tiv (2 deaths)2025-09-20: Fulani vs Tiv (3 deaths)2025-09-19: Fulani vs Tiv (2 deaths)2025-09-13: Fulani vs Tiv (1 deaths)2025-09-03: Fulani vs Tiv (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Benue state, September 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, September 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
3 Sep 2025Kwande lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state		6
20 Sep 2025Makurdi lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 5 sources		3
0–6
26 Sep 2025Gwer West lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 2 sources		2
0–2
19 Sep 2025Guma lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 2 sources		2
0–2
13 Sep 2025Guma lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 3 sources		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Fulani514
Tiv514

All months

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