Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 4-10
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 4-10

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 March 4 to March 10, 2023. 

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March 15, 2023 9:47 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 March 4 to March 10, 2023. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

 

 

  • March 4: Gunmen killed one police officer in Ogbaru, Anambra. 
  • March 5: Bandits killed two police officers and one other in Maru, Zamfara. 
  • March 5: Gunmen killed three in Riyom, Plateau. 
  • March 5: Gunmen killed a traditional leader in Rimin Gado, Kano. 
  • March 5: A soldier killed three other police officers and himself in Rabah, Sokoto. 
  • March 5: Suspected herdsmen killed three in Owan West, Edo. 
  • March 5: Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes killed three civilians in Giwa, Kaduna. 
  • March 6: Police officers killed one kidnapper in Isoko North, Delta. 
  • March 7: Bandits killed six and abducted fifty in Rafi, Niger State.
  • March 7: Unidentified airstrikes killed “several" (est. at ten) in Wushishi, Niger State. 
  • March 7: Bandits killed six vigilantes in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna. 
  • March 7: Police officers killed three gunmen in Ivo, Ebonyi. 
  • March 7: Herdsmen killed eight in Gwer West, Benue. 
  • March 8: Bandits abducted three in Bosso, Niger. 
  • March 8: Boko Haram killed thirty-five fishermen in Ngala Local Government Area (LGA) and one police officer in Magumeri LGA in Borno. 
  • March 8: Electoral violence led to one death in Alkaleri, Bauchi.
  • March 8: Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) killed one hundred Boko Haram militants in Dikwa, Borno. 
  • March 8: Herdsmen killed "some" (est. at five) in Kwande, Benue. 
  • March 8: Herdsmen killed seven in Guma, Benue. 
  • March 9: Boko Haram abducted seven in Magumeri, Borno. 
  • March 10: Bandits killed one and abducted four in Lere, Kaduna. 

March 10: Kidnappers abducted fifteen in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory

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