Organized violence recorded by UCDP in Zamfara state, data through 31 Jul 2026. Population about 5,482,423 (Wikidata).
18events, last 30 days
57events, last 90 days▲ +63% vs prior 90 days
103events, last 12 months18.8 per million people
653est. deaths, last 12 monthsrange 574–1,027, 232 civilians
Violence in Zamfara state, Nigeria intensified over the 90 days to 31 Jul 2026: 57 events against 35 in the prior quarter (+63%), with 347 estimated deaths.
Over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 103 events and 653 estimated deaths were recorded in Zamfara state. That is +930% on the previous 12 months. UCDP's low and high estimates put the death toll between 574 and 1,027. 58% of events were classed as state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths in the same period: 232. Relative to population, that is 18.8 events per million people.
The most active conflict pairing over the last 12 months was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group (62 events, 345 estimated deaths).
Recorded organized-violence events in Zamfara state, 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.
Monthly trend
Recorded events per month in Zamfara state, last 24 months
Hotspots within Zamfara state, last 12 months
Area (second-level)
Events
Est. deaths
Anka lga
14
156
Maradun lga
10
41
Tsafe lga
9
89
Kaura-Namoda lga
9
12
Maru lga
8
48
Zurmi lga
7
82
Bukkuyum lga
7
47
Talata Mafara lga
6
45
Shinkafi lga
6
31
Bungudu lga
5
28
279,224 internally displaced people recorded in Zamfara as of 31 Oct 2025. Source: IOM DTM via HDX HAPI.
Deadliest recorded events, last 90 days
Date
Where
Parties
Est. deaths
10 May 2026
Zurmi lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group State-based, 2 civilian, 7 sources
72 72–117
10 Jul 2026
Anka lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group State-based, 3 sources
37 1–37
23 Jul 2026
Talata Mafara lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians One-sided, 23 civilian, 5 sources
23 23–30
10 May 2026
Shinkafi lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group State-based, 2 sources
20 0–22
26 Jun 2026
Talata Mafara lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians One-sided, 17 civilian
17
12 Jun 2026
Maradun lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians One-sided, 17 civilian, 4 sources
17
21 Jul 2026
Anka lga Zamfara state
Government of Nigeria vs Forces of Gwaska Dankarami State-based
13
9 Jun 2026
Anka lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group State-based, 10 civilian, 4 sources
10 9–10
10 May 2026
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group State-based, 2 sources
10 10–30
1 Jun 2026
Anka lga Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians One-sided, 8 civilian
How many conflict events were recorded in Zamfara state in the last 12 months?
UCDP recorded 103 organized-violence events in Zamfara state between 1 Aug 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, with an estimated 653 deaths (range 574 to 1,027).
Is violence in Zamfara state increasing or decreasing?
Increasing. Events in the last 90 days (57) were up +63% on the preceding 90 days (35).
Who are the main armed actors in Zamfara state?
The parties recorded in the most events over the last 12 months were Unidentified armed group (159 events), Government of Nigeria (5 events), Forces of Ado Alero (2 events), Forces of Gwaska Dankarami (2 events).
What kind of violence is recorded in Zamfara state?
UCDP classes events as state-based armed conflict, non-state conflict, or one-sided violence against civilians. In Zamfara state, 58% of events over the last 12 months were state-based armed conflict.
Where does this data come from?
Event counts and death estimates come from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Georeferenced Event Dataset and its monthly Candidate Events releases, published under CC BY 4.0. Figures use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Data on this page runs through 31 Jul 2026.