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Lagos state: conflict events in January 2026

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

4events2 the month before
4est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Lagos state, Nigeria saw 4 recorded events and 4 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +100% compared with 2 events the month before.

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

The most active pairing was Black Axe - Eyie with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-30: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2026-01-30: Black Axe vs SVC (1 deaths)2026-01-14: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2026-01-10: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Lagos state, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
30 Jan 2026Eti-Osa lga
Lagos state		Black Axe vs SVC
Non-state, 2 sources		1
30 Jan 2026Mushin lga
Lagos state		Black Axe vs Eyie
Non-state, 2 sources		1
14 Jan 2026Surulere lga
Lagos state		Black Axe vs Eyie
Non-state, 2 sources		1
10 Jan 2026Ojo lga
Lagos state		Black Axe vs Eyie
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Black Axe44
Eyie33
SVC11

All months

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