Borno state, Nigeria: conflict statistics

UCDP recorded 354 organized-violence events in Borno state between 1 Aug 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, with an estimated 2,820 deaths (range 2,464 to 3,426).

Decreasing. Events in the last 90 days (67) were down -33% from the preceding 90 days (100).

The parties recorded in the most events over the last 12 months were IS (278 events), Government of Nigeria (255 events), Unidentified armed group (63 events), JAS (47 events).

UCDP classes events as state-based armed conflict, non-state conflict, or one-sided violence against civilians. In Borno state, 79% of events over the last 12 months were state-based armed conflict.

Event counts and death estimates come from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Georeferenced Event Dataset and its monthly Candidate Events releases, published under CC BY 4.0. Figures use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Data on this page runs through 31 Jul 2026.