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Plateau state: conflict events in April 2026

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

34events4 the month before
78est. deathsrange 75–81
2civilian deaths

In April 2026, UCDP recorded 34 organized-violence events in Plateau state, Nigeria, with 78 estimated deaths. That is +750% compared with 4 events the month before. The death toll range is 75 to 81.

79% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 20 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-30: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-04-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-26: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-04-26: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-04-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-04-23: Birom vs Fulani (2 deaths)2026-04-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-04-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-20: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-19: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-04-19: Birom vs Fulani (2 deaths)2026-04-18: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-16: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-16: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-04-13: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-04-12: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-11: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-04-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (10 deaths)2026-04-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (8 deaths)2026-04-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-04-08: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-04-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-06: Birom vs Fulani (3 deaths)2026-04-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-04-05: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-04-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-04-03: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-04-03: Birom vs Fulani (3 deaths)2026-04-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-04-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (8 deaths)2026-04-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-04-01: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-04-01: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-04-01: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Plateau state, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
9 Apr 2026Plateau stateUnidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 3 sources		10
10–13
9 Apr 2026Bokkos lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		8
1 Apr 2026Jos North lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 4 sources		8
26 Apr 2026Riyom lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		4
19 Apr 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		4
3–4
6 Apr 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Birom vs Fulani
Non-state, 4 sources		3
5 Apr 2026Qua'an Pan lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 2 sources		3
3 Apr 2026Jos South lga
Plateau state		Birom vs Fulani
Non-state, 6 sources		3
2 Apr 2026Wase lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 2 sources		3
30 Apr 2026Mangu lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		2
1–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group42118
Birom1218
Fulani1218

All months

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