Kano state, Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in May 2026
UCDP recorded 3 eventsP of organized violence in Kano state, Nigeria in May 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 11P. The low estimate is 11 and the high estimate is 12P. UCDP counts 6P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for April 2026 was 1 eventP.
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
The report of the country for this month: Nigeria, May 2026.
Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.
An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date
UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .
This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.
The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.
Events
The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Nigeria has each event.
| Date | Place | Sides, as UCDP writes them | Type of violence | Estimated deathsP | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | Kano state | Actor not identified by UCDP; Civilians | One-sided | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 May 2026 | Tsanyawa lga, Kano state | Actor not identified by UCDP; Civilians | One-sided | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 May 2026 | Gwarzo lga, Kano state | Actor not identified by UCDP; Civilians | One-sided | 3 | 3 | 3 |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.
Actors, as UCDP names them
Names as UCDP writes them.
| Name, as UCDP writes it | Events | Estimated deaths in these events |
|---|---|---|
| Actor not identified by UCDP | 3P | 11P |
An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
All months
| Month | Events | Estimated deaths | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 5P | 14P | Candidate Events |
| May 2026 | 3P | 11P | Candidate Events |
| April 2026 | 1P | 2P | Candidate Events |
| March 2025 | 1 | 1 | GED |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
Cite this page
ConflictStats. Kano state, Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in May 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/nigeria/kano-state/month/2026-05/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .
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