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Nigeria: conflict events in January 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

47events27 the month before
428est. deathsrange 344–543
127civilian deaths

Nigeria saw 47 recorded events and 428 estimated deaths in January 2025. That is +74% compared with 27 events the month before. The death toll range is 344 to 543.

40% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 127.

Events were concentrated in Borno state (29), Jigawa state (2), Anambra state (2).

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 13 events.

Where events happened

2025-01-31: Black Axe vs SVC (2 deaths)2025-01-30: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-01-28: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-01-28: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (5 deaths)2025-01-28: IPOB vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-01-27: JAS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-01-24: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (6 deaths)2025-01-22: JAS vs Civilians (20 deaths)2025-01-21: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-01-20: IS vs JAS (51 deaths)2025-01-19: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-01-16: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (93 deaths)2025-01-16: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-16: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-01-14: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (5 deaths)2025-01-14: Government of Nigeria vs IS (9 deaths)2025-01-13: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-01-12: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-01-12: JAS vs Civilians (70 deaths)2025-01-12: Fulani vs Tiv (2 deaths)2025-01-12: JAS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-01-11: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (9 deaths)2025-01-11: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-01-09: IS vs Civilians (13 deaths)2025-01-09: Hausa vs Fulani (10 deaths)2025-01-08: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-01-08: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (4 deaths)2025-01-07: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-01-07: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-01-07: Government of Nigeria vs IS (8 deaths)2025-01-07: Government of Nigeria vs IS (8 deaths)2025-01-07: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-01-06: Black Axe vs Eyie (3 deaths)2025-01-06: Black Axe vs Eyie (3 deaths)2025-01-05: IPOB vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-01-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (42 deaths)2025-01-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-01-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-01-03: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-01-03: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-01-03: Hausa vs Fulani (15 deaths)2025-01-02: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-01-02: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-01-02: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-01-01: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nigeria, January 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Borno state29353
Jigawa state225
Anambra state29
Ondo state28
Imo state26
Zamfara state25
Nasarawa state19
Lagos state13
Niger state13
Rivers state12

Deadliest events, January 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
16 Jan 2025Borno stateGovernment of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 9 sources		93
93–98
12 Jan 2025Kukawa lga
Borno state		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 70 civilian, 14 sources		70
40–147
20 Jan 2025Mobbar lga
Borno state		IS vs JAS
Non-state		51
4 Jan 2025Damboa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 12 sources		42
22 Jan 2025Bama lga
Borno state		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 20 civilian, 3 sources		20
0–20
3 Jan 2025Miga lga
Jigawa state		Hausa vs Fulani
Non-state, 8 sources		15
9–15
9 Jan 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 13 civilian, 2 sources		13
0–13
9 Jan 2025Jahun lga
Jigawa state		Hausa vs Fulani
Non-state, 5 sources		10
10–13
14 Jan 2025Kukawa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		9
11 Jan 2025Karu lga
Nasarawa state		Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria)
Non-state, 2 sources		9
9–10

Parties

PartyEvents
IS22
Government of Nigeria19
JAS9
IPOB5
Black Axe4
Fulani3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based19
Non-state10
One-sided18

All months

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