Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 161 eventsP of organized violence in Nigeria in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 1,015P. The low estimate is 867 and the high estimate is 1,784P. UCDP counts 167P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 142 eventsP.

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 26.0.8, 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, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Benue state620
Borno state22170
Kano state514
Katsina state1362
Kogi state416
Niger state17294
Osun state510
Plateau state2865
Sokoto state15121
Zamfara state18148

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

Figure 1. Events in Nigeria, August 2026. The map shows 161 events with 1,015 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, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (24 of 161 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
1 Aug 2026Sabon Birni lga, Sokoto stateGroup named for a person (name not shown); CiviliansOne-sided111111
3 Aug 2026Bama lga, Borno stateIS; JASNon-state101010
4 Aug 2026Damboa lga, Borno stateGovernment of Nigeria; ISState-based121212
6 Aug 2026Lokoja lga, Kogi stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state121212
6 Aug 2026Mariga lga, Niger stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based404040
9 Aug 2026Gummi lga, Zamfara stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state171717
9 Aug 2026Mariga lga, Niger stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based1200120
10 Aug 2026Zamfara stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based404040
10 Aug 2026Sakaba lga, Kebbi stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based302930
12 Aug 2026Borgu lga, Niger stateFulani; KambariNon-state202020
13 Aug 2026Mariga lga, Niger stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based464646
14 Aug 2026Kebbe lga, Sokoto stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state454545
15 Aug 2026Kankia lga, Katsina stateActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided141414
15 Aug 2026Biu lga, Borno stateGovernment of Nigeria; ISState-based252525
16 Aug 2026Gummi lga, Zamfara stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based383841
16 Aug 2026Ukum lga, Benue stateFulani; TivNon-state10310
17 Aug 2026Mangu lga, Plateau stateFulani; MwaghavulNon-state252525
18 Aug 2026Bakori lga, Katsina stateGovernment of Nigeria; Group named for a person (name not shown)State-based242424
21 Aug 2026Borno stateGovernment of Nigeria; ISState-based383838
22 Aug 2026Borgu lga, Niger stateActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided302740
25 Aug 2026Tsafe lga, Zamfara stateActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based171717
27 Aug 2026Hong lga, Adamawa stateGovernment of Nigeria; ISState-based212121
28 Aug 2026Rabah lga, Sokoto stateGovernment of Nigeria; Group named for a person (name not shown)State-based303030
28 Aug 2026Kukawa lga, Borno stateGovernment of Nigeria; ISState-based262629

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 August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP105P634P
Birom1P3P
Black Axe2P5P
Eyie1P3P
Farmers (Nigeria)2P2P
Fulani8P66P
Government of Nigeria35P263P
Group named for a person (name not shown)11P87P
Herders (Nigeria)2P2P
IPOB2P5P
Irigwe1P1P
IS26P207P
JAS3P14P
Jukun2P6P
Kambari1P20P
Mwaghavul4P32P
SVC1P2P
Tiv3P16P

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, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict70P43%
Non-state conflict50P31%
One-sided violence against civilians41P25%

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
August 2026161P1,015PCandidate Events
July 2026142P611PCandidate Events
June 2026169P626PCandidate Events
May 2026150P1,031PCandidate Events
April 2026188P1,046PCandidate Events
March 2026115P712PCandidate Events
February 2026108P712PCandidate Events
January 2026148P735PCandidate 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. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

Nigeria: all figures

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ConflictStats. Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/nigeria/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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