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Borno state: conflict events in March 2025

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

27events16 the month before
144est. deathsrange 135–165
12civilian deaths

In March 2025, UCDP recorded 27 organized-violence events in Borno state, Nigeria, with 144 estimated deaths. That is +69% compared with 16 events the month before. The death toll range is 135 to 165.

74% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 12.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 18 events.

Where events happened

2025-03-26: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (2 deaths)2025-03-25: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2025-03-24: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-24: Government of Nigeria vs IS (6 deaths)2025-03-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-03-22: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-21: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-03-20: Government of Nigeria vs IS (40 deaths)2025-03-19: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-03-18: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-18: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (2 deaths)2025-03-18: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-18: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-03-17: Government of Nigeria vs IS (24 deaths)2025-03-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-03-16: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-03-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-03-15: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-03-12: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-03-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-03-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-03-08: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-03-05: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-03-04: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-03-03: IS vs JAS (20 deaths)2025-03-01: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-03-01: JAS vs Civilians (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Borno state, March 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
20 Mar 2025Monguno lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		40
17 Mar 2025Damboa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		24
3 Mar 2025Abadam lga
Borno state		IS vs JAS
Non-state		20
25 Mar 2025Ngala lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 13 sources		12
12–25
24 Mar 2025Damboa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		6
19 Mar 2025Biu lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
15 Mar 2025Borno stateGovernment of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		4
9 Mar 2025Damboa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		4
1 Mar 2025Bama lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		4
0–4
16 Mar 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs JAS
State-based, 2 sources		3
2–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS21131
Government of Nigeria21116
JAS529
Farmers (Nigeria)12
Herders (Nigeria)12

All months

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