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Nigeria: conflict events in July 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data. This is the latest month in the data and may be revised.

141events169 the month before
608est. deathsrange 542–961
161civilian deaths

In July 2026, UCDP recorded 141 organized-violence events in Nigeria, with 608 estimated deaths. That is -17% compared with 169 events the month before. The death toll range is 542 to 961.

38% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 161.

Events were concentrated in Benue state (19), Zamfara state (18), Plateau state (17).

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 70 events.

Where events happened

2026-07-31: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-31: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-07-30: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-30: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-29: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-29: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (14 deaths)2026-07-28: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (7 deaths)2026-07-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (7 deaths)2026-07-27: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (7 deaths)2026-07-27: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-07-26: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-26: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (31 deaths)2026-07-26: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-26: IS vs JAS (24 deaths)2026-07-26: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Dogo Gide (3 deaths)2026-07-26: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-07-26: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Abasu Aiki (41 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-25: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-25: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-24: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-24: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-24: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2026-07-23: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-23: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-07-23: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (23 deaths)2026-07-23: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-23: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2026-07-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)2026-07-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (8 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (4 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-21: Government of Nigeria vs IS (21 deaths)2026-07-21: Government of Nigeria vs IS (5 deaths)2026-07-21: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Gwaska Dankarami (13 deaths)2026-07-20: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2026-07-19: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-19: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-19: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-19: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-19: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-19: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2026-07-19: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2026-07-19: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-17: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-17: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-17: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2026-07-17: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2026-07-16: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2026-07-16: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Bello Turji (2 deaths)2026-07-16: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (13 deaths)2026-07-15: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-15: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-14: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-13: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-12: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)2026-07-12: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-12: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-12: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-12: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-12: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (16 deaths)2026-07-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (9 deaths)2026-07-11: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-11: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2026-07-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (13 deaths)2026-07-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (37 deaths)2026-07-10: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-07-10: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2026-07-10: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2026-07-10: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (2 deaths)2026-07-10: Forces of Ado Alero vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-07-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (12 deaths)2026-07-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-08: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-07: Fulani vs Gbagyi (1 deaths)2026-07-07: Black Axe vs SVC (1 deaths)2026-07-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-06: Government of Nigeria vs IS (7 deaths)2026-07-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-05: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-05: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-07-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-04: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (9 deaths)2026-07-04: Fulani vs Kamuku (4 deaths)2026-07-03: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-03: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-03: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-07-03: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-03: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-07-02: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-02: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2026-07-01: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-07-01: Fulani vs Tiv (15 deaths)2026-07-01: Government of Nigeria vs IS (6 deaths)2026-07-01: Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Bello Turji (2 deaths)2026-07-01: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-01: Fulani vs Kamuku (48 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Nigeria, July 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, July 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Benue state1971
Zamfara state18108
Plateau state1736
Sokoto state1659
Borno state1587
Niger state1271
Katsina state545
Kwara state59
Kaduna state453
Kebbi state314

Deadliest events, July 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
1 Jul 2026Rafi lga
Niger state		Fulani vs Kamuku
Non-state, 2 sources		48
26 Jul 2026Bakori lga
Katsina state		Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Abasu Aiki
State-based, 5 sources		41
41–61
10 Jul 2026Anka lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 3 sources		37
1–37
26 Jul 2026Kauru lga
Kaduna state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 31 civilian, 5 sources		31
26 Jul 2026Abadam lga
Borno state		IS vs JAS
Non-state		24
23 Jul 2026Talata Mafara lga
Zamfara state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 23 civilian, 5 sources		23
23–30
21 Jul 2026Marte lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		21
15–21
12 Jul 2026Oturkpo lga
Benue state		Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria)
Non-state, 7 sources		16
1 Jul 2026Katsina-Ala lga
Benue state		Fulani vs Tiv
Non-state, 6 sources		15
6–15
28 Jul 2026Oturkpo lga
Benue state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 5 sources		14
13–15

Parties

PartyEvents
Unidentified armed group170
Government of Nigeria22
IS17
Forces of Bello Turji8
Farmers (Nigeria)5
Herders (Nigeria)5

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based54
Non-state47
One-sided40

All months

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