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Yobe state: conflict events in May 2026

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

5events9 the month before
79est. deathsrange 75–91
0civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 5 organized-violence events in Yobe state, Nigeria, with 79 estimated deaths. That is -44% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 75 to 91.

80% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 4 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-29: IS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-27: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2026-05-09: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of Nigeria vs IS (20 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Nigeria vs IS (52 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Yobe state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 May 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 4 sources		52
8 May 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 5 sources		20
19–30
27 May 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		4
2–4
9 May 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		3
2–3
29 May 2026Gujba lga
Yobe state		IS vs Civilians
One-sided		0
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS579
Government of Nigeria479

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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