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Zamfara state: conflict events in April 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Zamfara state, Nigeria. Country-wide report: Nigeria, April 2025.

3events1 the month before
10est. deathsrange 3–10
9civilian deaths

Zamfara state, Nigeria saw 3 recorded events and 10 estimated deaths in April 2025. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 3 to 10.

67% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 9.

The most active pairing was Forces of Bello Turji - Civilians with 1 events.

Where events happened

2025-04-22: Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians (7 deaths)2025-04-09: Forces of Dan Saadiya vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-04-01: Hausa vs Fulani (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Zamfara state, April 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
22 Apr 2025Zurmi lga
Zamfara state
Forces of Bello Turji vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 2 sources
7
0–7
9 Apr 2025Kaura-Namoda lga
Zamfara state
Forces of Dan Saadiya vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 3 sources
2
1 Apr 2025Bungudu lga
Zamfara state
Hausa vs Fulani
Non-state
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Forces of Bello Turji17
Forces of Dan Saadiya12
Hausa11
Fulani11

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Jan 2025

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