Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 8-14
from Africa in Transition and Africa Program

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 8-14

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from October 8 to October 14, 2022.   
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.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program
October 19, 2022 4:52 pm (EST)

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Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from October 8 to October 14, 2022. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

 

 

  • October 8: Gunmen killed eleven in Keana, Nassarawa.
  • October 8: Kidnappers abducted four in Iseyin, Oyo.
  • October 8: Gunmen killed two police officers in Unuimo, Imo. 
  • October 8: Nigerian Air Force airstrikes killed thirty-one bandits in Giwa, Kaduna. 
  • October 8: Bandits killed seven in Bokkos, Plateau. 
  • October 9: Gunmen killed two police officers in Oji River, Enugu. 
  • October 9: Gunmen killed three vigilantes in Aguata, Anambra. 
  • October 10: Gunmen killed four soldiers in Oji River, Enugu. 
  • October 10: Herdsmen killed one in Riyom, Plateau. 
  • October 10: Communal violence led to three deaths in Ukwuani, Delta. 
  • October 11: Nigerian troops killed nineteen Islamic State in West Africa /Boko Haram militants in Bama, Borno. 
  • October 11: Kidnappers abducted eighteen in Ikwerre, Rivers. 
  • October 12: Herders killed five in Guma, Benue. 
  • October 12: Kidnappers killed two in Kankara, Katsina. 
  • October 12: Kidnappers killed one and abducted one in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
  • October 12: Police officers killed two bandits in Giwa, Kaduna. 
  • October 12: Bandits killed one and abducted one in Goronyo, Sokoto.
  • October 13: Herdsmen kidnapped an "unspecified number" (est. at ten) in Ishielu, Ebonyi. 
  • October 14: Airstrikes killed thirty bandits in Safana, Katsina.

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