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Plateau state: conflict events in May 2026

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

22events34 the month before
77est. deathsrange 76–77
5civilian deaths

Plateau state, Nigeria saw 22 recorded events and 77 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is -35% compared with 34 events the month before. The death toll range is 76 to 77.

91% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 5.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 17 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-31: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-31: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (9 deaths)2026-05-31: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-23: Birom vs Fulani (1 deaths)2026-05-22: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-18: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-13: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-12: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-11: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-10: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-10: Birom vs Fulani (2 deaths)2026-05-09: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (10 deaths)2026-05-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (13 deaths)2026-05-08: Birom vs Fulani (3 deaths)2026-05-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-05-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-05-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths)2026-05-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-04: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-05-03: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-03: Birom vs Fulani (5 deaths)2026-05-02: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Plateau state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
8 May 2026Bassa lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 4 sources		13
9 May 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 3 sources		10
31 May 2026Mangu lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		9
5 May 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 4 sources		6
5–6
3 May 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Birom vs Fulani
Non-state, 3 sources		5
2 May 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 4 civilian, 2 sources		4
8 May 2026Riyom lga
Plateau state		Birom vs Fulani
Non-state, 2 sources		3
6 May 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state, 2 sources		3
6 May 2026Mangu lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based		3
4 May 2026Barkin Ladi lga
Plateau state		Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state		3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group35131
Birom411
Fulani411

All months

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