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Borno state: conflict events in April 2025

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

23events27 the month before
114est. deathsrange 107–134
94civilian deaths

Borno state, Nigeria saw 23 recorded events and 114 estimated deaths in April 2025. That is -15% compared with 27 events the month before. The death toll range is 107 to 134.

70% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 94.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 16 events.

Where events happened

2025-04-29: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-04-28: Government of Nigeria vs IS (26 deaths)2025-04-28: IS vs Civilians (15 deaths)2025-04-27: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-04-27: JAS vs Civilians (18 deaths)2025-04-26: IS vs Civilians (14 deaths)2025-04-25: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-04-25: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-04-24: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-04-23: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-04-17: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-04-15: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-04-14: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-04-12: Government of Nigeria vs IS (8 deaths)2025-04-12: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-04-11: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-04-11: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-04-06: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-04-06: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2025-04-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-04-01: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-04-01: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-04-01: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Borno state, April 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
28 Apr 2025Kala/Balge lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 26 civilian, 6 sources		26
27 Apr 2025Mobbar lga
Borno state		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 18 civilian, 3 sources		18
28 Apr 2025Chibok lga
Borno state		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 8 sources		15
15–20
26 Apr 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 14 civilian, 5 sources		14
12 Apr 2025Konduga lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 8 civilian, 8 sources		8
7–9
25 Apr 2025Damboa lga
Borno state		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian		6
6 Apr 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		5
23 Apr 2025Mafa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		4
0–4
17 Apr 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 civilian, 5 sources		4
4–5
15 Apr 2025Marte lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		3
2–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS2296
Government of Nigeria1656
JAS118

All months

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