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Benue state: conflict events in February 2026

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

16events23 the month before
61est. deaths
11civilian deaths

Benue state, Nigeria saw 16 recorded events and 61 estimated deaths in February 2026. That is -30% compared with 23 events the month before.

38% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 11.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 12 events.

Where events happened

2026-02-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-02-24: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-23: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-02-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-02-19: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)2026-02-15: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-13: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths)2026-02-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)2026-02-09: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-02-08: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (13 deaths)2026-02-05: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-03: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (17 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Benue state, February 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
3 Feb 2026Kwande lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 3 sources		17
6 Feb 2026Kwande lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 3 sources		13
9 Feb 2026Katsina-Ala lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 4 civilian		6
19 Feb 2026Ado lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		5
9 Feb 2026Oturkpo lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		5
27 Feb 2026Benue stateUnidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		2
23 Feb 2026Agatu lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		2
22 Feb 2026Apa lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
9 Feb 2026Okpokwu lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
24 Feb 2026Katsina-Ala lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group28117

All months

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