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Nigeria: conflict events in October 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

51events69 the month before
255est. deathsrange 243–274
4civilian deaths

Nigeria saw 51 recorded events and 255 estimated deaths in October 2025. That is -26% compared with 69 events the month before. The death toll range is 243 to 274.

59% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 4.

Events were concentrated in Borno state (21), Plateau state (10), Lagos state (3).

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 16 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-31: Birom vs Fulani (7 deaths)2025-10-30: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-10-30: IS vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-10-30: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-27: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (0 deaths)2025-10-27: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-27: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (3 deaths)2025-10-27: IS vs JAS (1 deaths)2025-10-26: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2025-10-26: IS vs JAS (19 deaths)2025-10-25: Government of Nigeria vs IS (10 deaths)2025-10-25: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (1 deaths)2025-10-25: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-10-24: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2025-10-23: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2025-10-22: Fulani vs Mushere (1 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (11 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (17 deaths)2025-10-21: Birom vs Fulani (2 deaths)2025-10-18: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-10-17: Government of Nigeria vs IS (40 deaths)2025-10-17: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-10-14: Birom vs Fulani (2 deaths)2025-10-14: Birom vs Fulani (12 deaths)2025-10-13: Birom vs Fulani (2 deaths)2025-10-12: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-10-10: Government of Nigeria vs IS (22 deaths)2025-10-10: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2025-10-09: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-10-09: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (2 deaths)2025-10-09: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (2 deaths)2025-10-09: Fulani vs Tiv (1 deaths)2025-10-08: Birom vs Fulani (3 deaths)2025-10-08: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (1 deaths)2025-10-08: IS vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-10-08: Birom vs Fulani (2 deaths)2025-10-07: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2025-10-07: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-10-06: Black Axe vs Eyie (3 deaths)2025-10-06: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-10-06: Black Axe vs SVC (1 deaths)2025-10-06: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2025-10-05: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-10-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (28 deaths)2025-10-04: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2025-10-04: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths)2025-10-03: Fulani vs Tiv (2 deaths)2025-10-03: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nigeria, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Borno state21179
Plateau state1033
Lagos state33
Yobe state217
Benue state23
Oyo state22
Sokoto state13
Imo state13
Ogun state13
Jigawa state12

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
17 Oct 2025Bama lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 7 sources		40
4 Oct 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		28
27–28
10 Oct 2025Kaga lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 10 sources		22
18–22
26 Oct 2025Kukawa lga
Borno state		IS vs JAS
Non-state, 3 sources		19
22 Oct 2025Gujba lga
Yobe state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 15 sources		17
22 Oct 2025Mafa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 16 sources		12
12–16
22 Oct 2025Dikwa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 15 sources		12
11–18
14 Oct 2025Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Birom vs Fulani
Non-state, 7 sources		12
22 Oct 2025Dikwa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 15 sources		11
12–15
25 Oct 2025Dikwa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 5 sources		10

Parties

PartyEvents
IS20
Government of Nigeria20
Fulani12
Birom9
Farmers (Nigeria)7
Herders (Nigeria)7

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based20
Non-state30
One-sided1

All months

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