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Zamfara state: conflict events in February 2026

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

8events11 the month before
67est. deathsrange 55–68
58civilian deaths

In February 2026, UCDP recorded 8 organized-violence events in Zamfara state, Nigeria, with 67 estimated deaths. That is -27% compared with 11 events the month before. The death toll range is 55 to 68.

63% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 58.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Civilians with 5 events.

Where events happened

2026-02-27: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-25: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-02-23: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-02-19: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (50 deaths)2026-02-17: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-16: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (6 deaths)2026-02-10: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-02-04: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (5 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Zamfara state, February 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
19 Feb 2026Anka lga
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 50 civilian, 6 sources
50
38–50
16 Feb 2026Zamfara stateUnidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
Non-state
6
4 Feb 2026Bukkuyum lga
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian
5
23 Feb 2026Maradun lga
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based
3
27 Feb 2026Talata Mafara lga
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian
1
17 Feb 2026Tsafe lga
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian
1
10 Feb 2026Zurmi lga
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian
1
25 Feb 2026Tsafe lga
Zamfara state
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based
0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group1176

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.