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Nigeria: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

30events33 the month before
408est. deathsrange 112–433
84civilian deaths

Nigeria saw 30 recorded events and 408 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is about the same as the previous month (33). The death toll range is 112 to 433.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 84.

Events were concentrated in Borno state (16), Benue state (3), Yobe state (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 11 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-31: Black Axe vs SVC (2 deaths)2024-08-31: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2024-08-31: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (1 deaths)2024-08-30: IS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-08-28: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2024-08-27: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-27: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2024-08-27: Government of Nigeria vs IS (15 deaths)2024-08-26: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2024-08-23: Agatu vs Fulani (5 deaths)2024-08-23: Agatu vs Fulani (1 deaths)2024-08-22: JAS vs Civilians (4 deaths)2024-08-21: IS vs JAS (3 deaths)2024-08-21: IS vs JAS (69 deaths)2024-08-17: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (27 deaths)2024-08-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (37 deaths)2024-08-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2024-08-13: Bwatiye vs Fulani (8 deaths)2024-08-12: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2024-08-11: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2024-08-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2024-08-08: Forces of Ayongou vs Civilians (75 deaths)2024-08-08: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2024-08-08: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2024-08-08: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2024-08-07: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-05: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (2 deaths)2024-08-02: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths)2024-08-02: IS vs JAS (101 deaths)2024-08-01: Igbo vs Fulani (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nigeria, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Borno state16288
Benue state381
Yobe state216
Adamawa state211
Enugu state26
Delta state12
Anambra state11
Ogun state11
Kwara state11
Bauchi state11

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
2 Aug 2024Abadam lga
Borno state		IS vs JAS
Non-state		101
0–101
8 Aug 2024Ukum lga
Benue state		Forces of Ayongou vs Civilians
One-sided, 73 civilian, 8 sources		75
19–75
21 Aug 2024Marte lga
Borno state		IS vs JAS
Non-state, 1 civilian		69
0–69
16 Aug 2024Marte lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		37
0–37
17 Aug 2024Bama lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs JAS
State-based, 2 sources		27
0–27
27 Aug 2024Ngala lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		15
28 Aug 2024Gujba lga
Yobe state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		12
9 Aug 2024Bama lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		12
13 Aug 2024Demsa lga
Adamawa state		Bwatiye vs Fulani
Non-state		8
27 Aug 2024Ngala lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		5

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Nigeria16
IS15
JAS7
Fulani4
Black Axe3
Agatu2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based15
Non-state10
One-sided5

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.