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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 4-10

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 4 to February 10, 2023. 

<p>The map depicts deaths by state. Borno State, in Nigeria&#8217;s North East, is the epicenter of Boko Haram-related violence, which has also spilled into neighboring Adamawa and Yobe states, among others.</p>
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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  • CFR Africa Program

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from February 4 to February 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.

 

  • February 4: Police killed three youths during a clash in Ibadan, Oyo.
  • February 4: Suspected herders killed six in Apa, Benue.
  • February 4: Herders killed six in Ose, Ondo.
  • February 4: Troops killed six Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) militants in Gwoza, Borno.
  • February 4: Kidnappers abducted eight in Kwali, Federal Capital Territory.
  • February 5: Gunmen killed five in Bokkos, Plateau.
  • February 6: Troops killed forty-two Boko Haram/ISWA militants in Kukawa, Borno.
  • February 6: Eight were killed and six kidnapped during a communal clash in Ayamelum, Anambra.
  • February 6: Herdsmen killed one in Nkanu East, Enugu.
  • February 7: Gunmen killed two and abducted fourteen in Kagarko, Kaduna.
  • February 7: Gunmen killed one in Awka, Anambra.
  • February 8: A communal clash led to one death in Afikpo South, Ebonyi.
  • February 9: Herders killed six in Gwer West, Benue.
  • February 9: Gunmen killed four military officers in Ndokwa West, Delta.
  • February 9: A communal clash resulted in the death of one monarch in Ndokwa East, Delta.
  • February 9: Troops killed four bandits in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna.
  • February 10: Gunmen killed three police officers in Ihiala, Anambra.
  • February 10: Airstrikes killed “scores” (est. at forty) of Boko Haram militants in Bama, Borno.
  • February 10: Electoral violence resulted in one death in Maigatari, Jigawa.