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Yobe state: conflict events in March 2026

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

3events6 the month before
28est. deathsrange 27–28
0civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Yobe state, Nigeria, with 28 estimated deaths. That is -50% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 27 to 28.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-14: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-03-14: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2026-03-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (24 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Yobe state, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
9 Mar 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state
Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 9 sources
24
14 Mar 2026Yunusari lga
Yobe state
Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources
3
2–3
14 Mar 2026Yunusari lga
Yobe state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Nigeria227
IS227
Unidentified armed group22

All months

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