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Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in July 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 116 eventsP of organized violence in Nigeria in July 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 551P. The low estimate is 495 and the high estimate is 881P. UCDP counts 146P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for June 2026 was 166 eventsP.

The count for July 2025 was 67 events. The change from July 2025 to July 2026 is up 73 percentP. Among the 26 months with a report for Nigeria, July 2026 has the 7th highest count of events. Nigeria holds 6 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in July 2026. In July 2025, the share was 3 percent.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Nigeria, July 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Benue state1973
Borno state1788
Katsina state471
Niger state1271
Osun state45
Plateau state1736
Rivers state37
Sokoto state1959
Yobe state26
Zamfara state574

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Nigeria, July 2026. The map shows 116 events with 551 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Nigeria has each event.

Table 2. Nigeria, July 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (12 of 116 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
1 Jul 2026Katsina-Ala lga, Benue stateFulani; TivNon-state15615
1 Jul 2026Rafi lga, Niger stateFulani; KamukuNon-state484848
10 Jul 2026Anka lga, Zamfara stateGovernment of Nigeria; Group named for a person (name not shown)State-based373737
10 Jul 2026Oriire lga, Oyo stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based131313
12 Jul 2026Oturkpo lga, Benue stateFarmers (Nigeria); Herders (Nigeria)Non-state161616
21 Jul 2026Marte lga, Borno stateGovernment of Nigeria; ISState-based211521
23 Jul 2026Talata Mafara lga, Zamfara stateActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided252330
26 Jul 2026Kauru lga, Kaduna stateActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided312831
26 Jul 2026Bakori lga, Katsina stateGovernment of Nigeria; Group named for a person (name not shown)State-based664666
26 Jul 2026Kukawa lga, Borno stateIS; JASNon-state121212
26 Jul 2026Abadam lga, Borno stateIS; JASNon-state121212
28 Jul 2026Oturkpo lga, Benue stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state161516

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Nigeria: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of July 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP62P202P
Black Axe2P2P
Buccaneers1P1P
Egbor1P1P
Eyie1P1P
Farmers (Nigeria)6P22P
Fulani4P68P
Gbagyi1P1P
Government of Nigeria22P182P
Group named for a person (name not shown)18P161P
Herders (Nigeria)6P22P
IPOB1P3P
IS19P93P
JAS3P25P
Kamuku2P52P
Orugbam1P1P
SVC1P1P
Tiv1P15P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Nigeria: events by type of violence, July 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict33P28%
Non-state conflict46P40%
One-sided violence against civilians37P32%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Nigeria, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 2026143P451PCandidate Events
August 2026161P992PCandidate Events
July 2026116P551PCandidate Events
June 2026166P614PCandidate Events
May 2026145P1,010PCandidate Events
April 2026182P1,034PCandidate Events
March 2026113P698PCandidate Events
February 2026108P712PCandidate Events
January 2026142P719PCandidate Events
December 202559358GED
November 202544340GED
October 202551255GED
September 202569336GED
August 202569262GED
July 202567222GED
June 202568469GED
May 202585648GED
April 202568401GED
March 202559248GED
February 202546191GED
January 202547428GED
December 202427182GED
November 202457255GED
October 202452330GED
September 202439235GED
August 202430408GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

Nigeria: all figures

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ConflictStats. Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in July 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/nigeria/month/2026-07/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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