Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 6-12

 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.