Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 3-9
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 3-9

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 June 3 to June 9, 2023. 

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June 13, 2023 12:48 pm (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 June 3 to June 9, 2023. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

 

 

  • June 3: Bandits killed forty in Katsina-Ala, Benue. 
  • June 3: Bandits killed eighteen in Gwadabawa Local Government Area (LGA) and 37 in Tangazara LGA in Sokoto. 
  • June 3: Bandits killed thirty-one and abducted thirty in Maradun, Zamfara.  
  • June 3: Kidnappers abducted four in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).  
  • June 4: Police officers killed three cultists in Ahoada East, Rivers.  
    June 4: Nigerian troops killed eleven Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) militants in Chibok, Borno. 
  • June 5: Kidnappers abducted three in Ajaokuta, Kogi. 
  • June 5: Bandits killed two and abducted thirty in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna. 
  • June 6: Communal violence led to two deaths in Onicha, Ebonyi. 
  • June 6: Kidnappers abducted thirteen, who were subsequently rescued and one kidnapper killed in Akoko South-East, Ondo. 
  • June 6: Troops killed four bandits in Bukkuyum, Zamfara. 
  • June 6: Kidnappers abducted four in Asa, Kwara. 
  • June 6: Bandits killed one and abducted fifty-five in Shiroro, Niger State. 
  • June 7: Gunmen killed a Catholic priest in Oredo, Edo. 
  • June 8: Bandits killed two and abducted three in Faskari, Katsina. 
  • June 9: Troops killed six bandits in Giwa, Kaduna. 
  • June 9: Bandits killed fifty and abducted thirty in Rafi, Niger State.

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