Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 1-7
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 1-7

The map depicts deaths by state. Borno State, in Nigeria's North East, is the epicenter of Boko Haram-related violence, which has also spilled into neighboring Adamawa and Yobe states, among others.
The map depicts deaths by state. Borno State, in Nigeria's North East, is the epicenter of Boko Haram-related violence, which has also spilled into neighboring Adamawa and Yobe states, among others.

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from April 1 to April 7, 2023. 

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April 12, 2023 10:12 am (EST)

The map depicts deaths by state. Borno State, in Nigeria's North East, is the epicenter of Boko Haram-related violence, which has also spilled into neighboring Adamawa and Yobe states, among others.
The map depicts deaths by state. Borno State, in Nigeria's North East, is the epicenter of Boko Haram-related violence, which has also spilled into neighboring Adamawa and Yobe states, among others.
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 Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from April 1 to April 7, 2023. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker. 

 

 

  • April 1: Nigerian troops killed eleven bandits in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna. 
  • April 2: Herders killed one and abducted four at a church in Logo, Benue. 
  • April 2: Bandits abducted two students in Bungudu, Zamfara. 
  • April 2: Bandits killed two and kidnapped two police officers and thirty-two others in Mashegu, Niger State.
  • April 2: Gunmen killed ten in Dekina, Kogi. 
  • April 3: Boko Haram killed three in Hong, Adamawa. 
  • April 3: Herders killed three in Apa, Benue. 
  • April 3: Bandits abducted ten in Kachia, Kaduna. 
  • April 3: Herders killed three in Oturkpo, Benue. 
  • April 4: Gunmen killed four in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna. 
  • April 4: Nigerian troops killed eighteen Boko Haram militants in Bama, Borno.  
  • April 5: Gunmen killed five in Alimosho, Lagos. 
  • April 5: Herders killed one police officer and fifty others in Oturkpo, Benue. 
  • April 5: Kidnappers abducted a traditional ruler in Pankshin, Plateau. 
  • April 5: Herders killed one and abducted eight in Ndokwa West, Delta.  
  • April 6: Three police officers and one gunman were killed during a clash in Egor, Edo. 
  • April 6: Communal violence led to eight deaths in Ussa, Taraba. 
  • April 7: Bandits abducted one hundred in Tsafe, Zamfara. 
  • April 7: Herders killed forty-three internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Guma, Benue. 
  • April 7: Communal violence led to "several" (est. at ten) deaths in Gwadabawa, Sokoto. 

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