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Nigeria: conflict events in January 2026 Monthly report from UCDP event data.
147 events 59 the month before
735 est. deaths range 638–914
169 civilian deaths
In January 2026, UCDP recorded 147 organized-violence events in Nigeria, with 735 estimated deaths. That is +149% compared with 59 events the month before. The death toll range is 638 to 914.
44% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 169.
Events were concentrated in Borno state (48), Benue state (23), Plateau state (13).
The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 46 events.
Where events happened 2026-01-31: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-31: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-31: IS vs Civilians (12 deaths) 2026-01-31: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (5 deaths) 2026-01-31: Government of Nigeria vs IS (11 deaths) 2026-01-31: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-31: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Gwaska Dankarami (22 deaths) 2026-01-30: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths) 2026-01-30: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths) 2026-01-30: Black Axe vs SVC (1 deaths) 2026-01-30: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths) 2026-01-30: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths) 2026-01-30: Government of Nigeria vs IS (21 deaths) 2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths) 2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-29: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-29: IS vs Civilians (23 deaths) 2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (6 deaths) 2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (4 deaths) 2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (3 deaths) 2026-01-29: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-29: Amasiri, Nde Ndukwe vs Oso-Edda (4 deaths) 2026-01-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths) 2026-01-28: Government of Nigeria vs IS (6 deaths) 2026-01-28: Government of Nigeria vs IS (11 deaths) 2026-01-28: Government of Nigeria vs IS (6 deaths) 2026-01-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-27: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-27: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths) 2026-01-27: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths) 2026-01-26: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-26: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-26: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-26: Fulani vs Tiv (4 deaths) 2026-01-26: Government of Nigeria vs IS (9 deaths) 2026-01-26: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-26: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-26: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths) 2026-01-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-25: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-25: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-24: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-24: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-24: Government of Nigeria vs IS (22 deaths) 2026-01-23: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-23: Fulani vs Tiv (1 deaths) 2026-01-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths) 2026-01-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-22: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (15 deaths) 2026-01-22: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths) 2026-01-21: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths) 2026-01-21: IS vs Civilians (5 deaths) 2026-01-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (6 deaths) 2026-01-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-21: Birom vs Fulani (7 deaths) 2026-01-21: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-20: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-20: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-20: Government of Nigeria vs IS (28 deaths) 2026-01-20: IS vs JAS (24 deaths) 2026-01-19: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (24 deaths) 2026-01-19: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths) 2026-01-19: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths) 2026-01-18: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths) 2026-01-18: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths) 2026-01-18: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-18: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths) 2026-01-18: Eyie vs SVC (1 deaths) 2026-01-17: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths) 2026-01-17: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-17: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-16: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (3 deaths) 2026-01-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths) 2026-01-15: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (40 deaths) 2026-01-15: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-15: Government of Nigeria vs IPOB (2 deaths) 2026-01-15: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (7 deaths) 2026-01-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-14: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths) 2026-01-13: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths) 2026-01-13: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-13: Fulani vs Idoma (4 deaths) 2026-01-13: Government of Nigeria vs IS (11 deaths) 2026-01-13: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths) 2026-01-12: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-12: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-11: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths) 2026-01-10: Birom vs Fulani (3 deaths) 2026-01-10: Black Axe vs Eyie (1 deaths) 2026-01-10: Black Axe vs Eyie (3 deaths) 2026-01-10: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (10 deaths) 2026-01-09: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (4 deaths) 2026-01-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-08: Government of Nigeria vs IS (8 deaths) 2026-01-08: IS vs JAS (10 deaths) 2026-01-08: Eyie vs SVC (3 deaths) 2026-01-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths) 2026-01-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-07: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths) 2026-01-07: Buccaneers vs Eyie (1 deaths) 2026-01-07: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-07: Eyie vs SVC (1 deaths) 2026-01-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths) 2026-01-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths) 2026-01-06: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths) 2026-01-06: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths) 2026-01-06: Birom vs Fulani (3 deaths) 2026-01-06: IS vs JAS (12 deaths) 2026-01-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths) 2026-01-05: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths) 2026-01-05: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths) 2026-01-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths) 2026-01-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths) 2026-01-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths) 2026-01-04: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (18 deaths) 2026-01-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths) 2026-01-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (9 deaths) 2026-01-04: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths) 2026-01-03: JAS vs Civilians (57 deaths) 2026-01-03: IS vs JAS (24 deaths) 2026-01-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths) 2026-01-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (7 deaths) 2026-01-02: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (19 deaths) 2026-01-02: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths) 2026-01-02: Government of Nigeria vs IS (20 deaths) 2026-01-02: Bwatiye vs Tsobo (3 deaths) 2026-01-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths) 2026-01-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths) 2026-01-01: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths) 2026-01-01: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-01: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths) 2026-01-01: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths) Recorded organized-violence events in Nigeria, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths. Regions, January 2026 Deadliest events, January 2026 Date Where Parties Est. deaths 3 Jan 2026 Agwara lgaNiger state JAS vs CiviliansOne-sided, 57 civilian, 11 sources 5742–57 15 Jan 2026 Monguno lgaBorno state Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed groupState-based, 3 sources 402–40 20 Jan 2026 Damboa lgaBorno state Government of Nigeria vs ISState-based, 9 sources 28 20 Jan 2026 Abadam lgaBorno state IS vs JASNon-state, 2 sources 24 19 Jan 2026 Borno state Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed groupState-based 24 3 Jan 2026 Adamawa state IS vs JASNon-state, 2 sources 24 29 Jan 2026 Damboa lgaBorno state IS vs CiviliansOne-sided, 23 civilian, 5 sources 2323–30 31 Jan 2026 Maru lgaZamfara state Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Gwaska DankaramiState-based, 4 sources 22 24 Jan 2026 Borno state Government of Nigeria vs ISState-based 22 30 Jan 2026 Damboa lgaBorno state Government of Nigeria vs ISState-based, 3 sources 21
Type of violence Category Events State-based 65 Non-state 47 One-sided 35
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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology .