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Benue state: conflict events in May 2026

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

6events13 the month before
19est. deathsrange 16–21
4civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 6 organized-violence events in Benue state, Nigeria, with 19 estimated deaths. That is -54% compared with 13 events the month before. The death toll range is 16 to 21.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 4.

The most active pairing was Black Axe - SVC with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-30: Fulani vs Tiv (1 deaths)2026-05-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-15: Fulani vs Tiv (1 deaths)2026-05-10: Black Axe vs SVC (8 deaths)2026-05-03: Agatu vs Fulani (4 deaths)2026-05-02: Black Axe vs SVC (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Benue state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 May 2026Makurdi lga
Benue state		Black Axe vs SVC
Non-state, 4 civilian, 5 sources		8
6–10
3 May 2026Agatu lga
Benue state		Agatu vs Fulani
Non-state, 2 sources		4
2 May 2026Makurdi lga
Benue state		Black Axe vs SVC
Non-state, 3 sources		3
2–3
22 May 2026Oturkpo lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		2
30 May 2026Logo lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state		1
15 May 2026Guma lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Fulani36
Black Axe211
SVC211
Unidentified armed group24
Tiv22
Agatu14

All months

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