Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 25-31

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from March 25 to March 31, 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 25: Five robbers were killed in Onitsha, Anambra.  
• March 25: Kidnappers abducted thirteen in Ajaokuta, Kogi. 
• March 25: Nigerian troops killed "some" (est. at ten) Boko Haram militants in Bama, Borno. 
• March 25: Herdsmen killed one in Guma, Benue. 
• March 26: Herdsmen killed one in Guma, Benue. 
• March 26: Gunmen killed two police officers in Enugu, Enugu. 
• March 26: Kidnappers killed one and abducted one in Jos North, Plateau. 
• March 26: Cult clashes resulted in six deaths in Ahoada West, Rivers. 
• March 27: Bandits killed five abductees in Munya, Niger State. 
• March 27: Nigerian troops killed ten Boko Haram militants in Biu, Borno. 
• March 27: Gunmen killed three Civil Defense Officers in Ngor-Okpala, Imo.  
• March 27: Herders killed three and abducted "others" (est. at five) in Owan West, Edo. 
• March 27: Nigerian troops killed "scores" (est. at forty) of bandits in Munya, Niger State. 
• March 28: Bandits killed three and abducted sixteen in Kagarko, Kaduna. 
• March 28: Police officers killed one bandit in Danmusa, Katsina. 
• March 30: Nigerian troops killed five bandits in Chikun, Kaduna. 
• March 30: Communal violence led to three deaths in Oturkpo, Benue.
• March 31: Bandits killed fifteen in Ardo-Kola, Taraba.
• March 31: Police officers killed five suspected Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) members in Aba, Abia.
• March 31: Bandits killed five in Funtua, Katsina.