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Lagos state: conflict events in September 2025

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

4events4 the month before
9est. deathsrange 8–9
0civilian deaths

In September 2025, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in Lagos state, Nigeria, with 9 estimated deaths. That is about the same as the previous month (4). The death toll range is 8 to 9.

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

The most active pairing was Black Axe - Eyie with 4 events.

Where events happened

2025-09-13: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-09-13: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-09-07: Black Axe vs Eyie (2 deaths)2025-09-03: Black Axe vs Eyie (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lagos state, September 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, September 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
3 Sep 2025Ikorodu lga
Lagos state
Black Axe vs Eyie
Non-state, 4 sources
5
7 Sep 2025Ibeju/Lekki lga
Lagos state
Black Axe vs Eyie
Non-state, 4 sources
2
13 Sep 2025Eti-Osa lga
Lagos state
Black Axe vs Eyie
Non-state, 5 sources
1
0–1
13 Sep 2025Ibeju/Lekki lga
Lagos state
Black Axe vs Eyie
Non-state, 4 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Black Axe49
Eyie49

All months

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