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Rivers state: conflict events in July 2026

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

3events1 the month before
7est. deaths
4civilian deaths

In July 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Rivers state, Nigeria, with 7 estimated deaths. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before.

33% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 4.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-07-26: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-07-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (4 deaths)2026-07-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Rivers state, July 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, July 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 Jul 2026Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni lga
Rivers state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 3 civilian, 2 sources
4
6 Jul 2026Emohua lga
Rivers state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state
2
26 Jul 2026Khana lga
Rivers state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group513

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.