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Plateau state, Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in December 2024

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UCDP recorded 1 event of organized violence in Plateau state, Nigeria in December 2024. The best estimate of deaths in this event is 15. UCDP counts 0 of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for November 2024 was 2 events.

Among the 23 months with a report for Plateau state, Nigeria, December 2024 has the 23rd highest count of events. Plateau state, Nigeria holds 4 percent of the events that UCDP recorded in Nigeria in December 2024.

The report of the country for this month: Nigeria, December 2024.

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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

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Events

The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Nigeria has each event.

Table 1. Plateau state, December 2024: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsLowHigh
22 Dec 2024Riyom lga, Plateau stateFulani; IrigweNon-state151515

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Plateau state: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of December 2024, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Fulani115
Irigwe115

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.

All months

Table 3. Monthly reports of Plateau state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202647P95PCandidate Events
August 202628P66PCandidate Events
July 202617P36PCandidate Events
June 202626P73PCandidate Events
May 202622P77PCandidate Events
April 202634P78PCandidate Events
March 20264P39PCandidate Events
February 20266P24PCandidate Events
January 202613P42PCandidate Events
December 2025325GED
November 202524GED
October 20251033GED
September 2025310GED
August 2025625GED
July 2025547GED
June 20251148GED
May 2025932GED
April 202510104GED
March 2025417GED
December 2024115GED
November 202424GED
October 2024516GED
September 2024415GED

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Plateau state: all figures

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ConflictStats. Plateau state, Nigeria: events and estimated deaths in December 2024. https://conflictstats.com/country/nigeria/plateau-state/month/2024-12/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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