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Plateau state: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Plateau state, Nigeria. Country-wide report: Nigeria, January 2026.

13events3 the month before
42est. deaths
2civilian deaths

Plateau state, Nigeria saw 13 recorded events and 42 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +333% compared with 3 events the month before.

69% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 6 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-21: Birom vs Fulani (7 deaths)2026-01-20: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-01-17: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-01-16: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-01-10: Birom vs Fulani (3 deaths)2026-01-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 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)2026-01-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (7 deaths)2026-01-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Plateau state, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 Jan 2026Jos South lga
Plateau state		Birom vs Fulani
Non-state, 3 sources		7
2 Jan 2026Qua'an Pan lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 4 sources		7
6 Jan 2026Jos South lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		6
1 Jan 2026Wase lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 2 sources		5
16 Jan 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided		3
10 Jan 2026Riyom lga
Plateau state		Birom vs Fulani
Non-state		3
6 Jan 2026Plateau stateBirom vs Fulani
Non-state		3
29 Jan 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
20 Jan 2026Jos South lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		2
17 Jan 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group1449
Birom515
Fulani515

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.