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Imo state: conflict events in February 2026

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

4eventsnone the month before
3est. deathsrange 2–5
0civilian deaths

Imo state, Nigeria saw 4 recorded events and 3 estimated deaths in February 2026. The previous month had no recorded events. The death toll range is 2 to 5.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IPOB with 4 events.

Where events happened

2026-02-26: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (1 deaths)2026-02-24: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (0 deaths)2026-02-24: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (0 deaths)2026-02-01: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Imo state, February 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Feb 2026Orsu lga
Imo state		Government of Nigeria vs IPOB
State-based		2
26 Feb 2026Nkwerre lga
Imo state		Government of Nigeria vs IPOB
State-based		1
0–1
24 Feb 2026Njaba lga
Imo state		Government of Nigeria vs IPOB
State-based		0
0–1
24 Feb 2026Mbaitoli lga
Imo state		Government of Nigeria vs IPOB
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Nigeria43
IPOB43

All months

Monthly reports:Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Jul 2024

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