Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 6-12
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 6-12

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 May 6 to May 12, 2023. 

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May 18, 2023 10:48 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 May 6 to May 12, 2023. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

 

 

  • May 6: Troops killed two Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) commanders and "several" other ISWA militants (est. at twelve total) in Konduga, Borno. 
  • May 7: Gunmen killed one police officer and kidnapped the Taraba local government chairman in Takum, Taraba. 
  • May 7: Bandits abducted forty from a church in Chikun, Kaduna. 
  • May 7: Bandits abducted thirteen and killed one in Kagarko, Kaduna. 
  • May 7: Security operatives killed four kidnappers in Idemili North, Anambra. 
  • May 7: Communal violence led to one death in Mokwa, Niger. 
  • May 8: Herders killed three in Guma, Benue. 
  • May 8: Cult clashes resulted in sixteen deaths in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. 
  • May 9: A cult clash resulted in three deaths in Owo, Ondo. 
  • May 9: Herders killed six in Guma, Benue. 
  • May 10: Security forces killed seven gunmen in Nnewi South, Anambra. 
  • May 10: Gunmen killed two in Mangu, Plateau. 
  • May 10: ISWA killed three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Damboa, Borno. 
  • May 11: Troops killed eleven ISWA militants in Abadam, Borno. 
  • May 11: Kidnappers abducted an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ehime-Mbano, Imo. 
  • May 12: Bandits abducted fifty in Rijau, Niger State.  
  • May 12: Communal violence led to thirteen deaths in Karim-Lamido, Taraba. 
  • May 12: Communal violence led to four deaths in Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom. 

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