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Yobe state: conflict events in February 2026

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

6events5 the month before
59est. deathsrange 59–74
0civilian deaths

Yobe state, Nigeria saw 6 recorded events and 59 estimated deaths in February 2026. That is +20% compared with 5 events the month before. The death toll range is 59 to 74.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-02-28: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2026-02-22: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-02-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (15 deaths)2026-02-12: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-02-11: Government of Nigeria vs IS (40 deaths)2026-02-11: Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria) (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Yobe state, February 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
11 Feb 2026Yobe stateGovernment of Nigeria vs IS
State-based
40
22 Feb 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state
Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 3 sources
15
28 Feb 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state
Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based
2
12 Feb 2026Tarmuwa lga
Yobe state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state
1
11 Feb 2026Bade lga
Yobe state
Farmers (Nigeria) vs Herders (Nigeria)
Non-state
1
22 Feb 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state
IS vs Civilians
One-sided
0
0–15

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS457
Government of Nigeria357
Unidentified armed group22
Farmers (Nigeria)11
Herders (Nigeria)11

All months

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