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Rivers state: conflict events in February 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Rivers state, Nigeria. Country-wide report: Nigeria, February 2025.

4events1 the month before
19est. deathsrange 19–28
3civilian deaths

In February 2025, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in Rivers state, Nigeria, with 19 estimated deaths. That is +300% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 19 to 28.

75% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

The most active pairing was Deebam - NDV with 2 events.

Where events happened

2025-02-09: Deebam vs NDV (10 deaths)2025-02-08: Government of Nigeria vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-02-05: Deebam vs NDV (7 deaths)2025-02-01: Black Axe vs SVC (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Rivers state, February 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
9 Feb 2025Emohua lga
Rivers state
Deebam vs NDV
Non-state, 2 civilian, 4 sources
10
10–19
5 Feb 2025Emohua lga
Rivers state
Deebam vs NDV
Non-state, 3 sources
7
8 Feb 2025Ikwerre lga
Rivers state
Government of Nigeria vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 3 sources
1
1 Feb 2025Eleme lga
Rivers state
Black Axe vs SVC
Non-state, 3 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Deebam217
NDV217
Government of Nigeria11
Black Axe11
SVC11

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026Apr 2026Feb 2026Feb 2025Jan 2025Jul 2024

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