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Borno state: conflict events in October 2025

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

21events32 the month before
179est. deathsrange 173–194
0civilian deaths

In October 2025, UCDP recorded 21 organized-violence events in Borno state, Nigeria, with 179 estimated deaths. That is -34% compared with 32 events the month before. The death toll range is 173 to 194.

71% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 14 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-30: IS vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-10-30: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-27: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-27: IS vs JAS (1 deaths)2025-10-26: IS vs JAS (19 deaths)2025-10-25: Government of Nigeria vs IS (10 deaths)2025-10-25: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (1 deaths)2025-10-25: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-10-23: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (11 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2025-10-17: Government of Nigeria vs IS (40 deaths)2025-10-10: Government of Nigeria vs IS (22 deaths)2025-10-10: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2025-10-09: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-10-08: IS vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-10-05: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (28 deaths)2025-10-04: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Borno state, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
17 Oct 2025Bama lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 7 sources		40
4 Oct 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		28
27–28
10 Oct 2025Kaga lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 10 sources		22
18–22
26 Oct 2025Kukawa lga
Borno state		IS vs JAS
Non-state, 3 sources		19
22 Oct 2025Mafa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 16 sources		12
12–16
22 Oct 2025Dikwa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 15 sources		12
11–18
22 Oct 2025Dikwa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 15 sources		11
12–15
25 Oct 2025Dikwa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 5 sources		10
10 Oct 2025Magumeri lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		5
9 Oct 2025Nganzai lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS18176
Government of Nigeria15151
JAS527
Farmers (Nigeria)22
Herders (Nigeria)22

All months

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