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Nigeria: conflict events in September 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

39events30 the month before
235est. deathsrange 192–308
130civilian deaths

In September 2024, UCDP recorded 39 organized-violence events in Nigeria, with 235 estimated deaths. That is +30% compared with 30 events the month before. The death toll range is 192 to 308.

51% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 130.

Events were concentrated in Borno state (17), Plateau state (4), Imo state (4).

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 9 events.

Where events happened

2024-09-29: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (0 deaths)2024-09-29: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2024-09-29: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2024-09-27: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (4 deaths)2024-09-27: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2024-09-27: Fulani vs Ron-Kulere (2 deaths)2024-09-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2024-09-21: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (1 deaths)2024-09-20: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2024-09-20: Black Axe vs Eyie (2 deaths)2024-09-16: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (2 deaths)2024-09-16: IS vs JAS (3 deaths)2024-09-15: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (3 deaths)2024-09-15: Fulani vs Ron-Kulere (5 deaths)2024-09-15: IS vs JAS (40 deaths)2024-09-13: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (1 deaths)2024-09-12: Government of Nigeria vs IS (13 deaths)2024-09-12: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2024-09-12: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-10: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-10: Fulani vs Tiv (7 deaths)2024-09-10: Fulani vs Tiv (2 deaths)2024-09-09: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2024-09-09: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2024-09-06: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2024-09-04: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-09-03: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (1 deaths)2024-09-03: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (2 deaths)2024-09-03: Fulani vs Ron-Kulere (6 deaths)2024-09-03: Fulani vs Ron-Kulere (2 deaths)2024-09-03: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (0 deaths)2024-09-03: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (2 deaths)2024-09-02: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-09-01: IS vs Civilians (103 deaths)2024-09-01: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2024-09-01: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (2 deaths)2024-09-01: Black Axe vs SVC (2 deaths)2024-09-01: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nigeria, September 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, September 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Borno state1785
Plateau state415
Imo state46
Anambra state44
Yobe state2107
Benue state29
Lagos state22
Oyo state12
Kaduna state12
Delta state12

Deadliest events, September 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Sep 2024Tarmuwa lga
Yobe state		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 103 civilian, 17 sources		103
81–170
15 Sep 2024Borno stateIS vs JAS
Non-state, 2 sources		40
12 Sep 2024Konduga lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		13
10 Sep 2024Gwer West lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 7 civilian		7
3 Sep 2024Bokkos lga
Plateau state		Fulani vs Ron-Kulere
Non-state, 6 civilian, 6 sources		6
22 Sep 2024Abadam lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		5
5–6
15 Sep 2024Bokkos lga
Plateau state		Fulani vs Ron-Kulere
Non-state, 5 civilian, 3 sources		5
29 Sep 2024Bama lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		4
27 Sep 2024Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs JAS
State-based		4
20 Sep 2024Gujba lga
Yobe state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		4
0–4

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Nigeria24
IS13
JAS8
Fulani6
IPOB6
Ron-Kulere4

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based20
Non-state12
One-sided7

All months

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