Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: September 10-16

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from September 10 to September 16, 2022. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker. 

• September 10: An Agip surveillance team killed two in Ahoada West, Rivers. 
• September 11: The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) killed nine bandits in Batsari, Katsina. 
• September 11: Gunmen killed three police officers and seven others in Njikoka, Anambra. 
• September 11: Police killed one kidnapper in Etsako West, Edo. 
• September 11: Gunmen killed one in Nkanu East, Enugu. 
• September 12: Communal violence led to three deaths in Ipokia, Ogun. 
• September 13: Police officers killed two kidnappers in Moro, Kwara. 
• September 13: Police officers killed three kidnappers in Uhunmwonde, Edo. 
• September 13: Suspected herders killed three in Keana, Nassarawa. 
• September 13: Troops killed "several" (est. at ten) bandits in Chikun, Kaduna. 
• September 13: Bandits kidnapped sixty from a church in Kajuru, Kaduna.
• September 14: Bandits killed one and abducted ten in Lapai, Niger State.  
• September 14: Police killed one kidnapper in Sabuwa, Katsina. 
• September 15: Gunmen killed two police officers in Ezza North, Ebonyi. 
• September 15: Twenty-nine were killed during a clash between Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) and Boko Haram militants in Bama, Borno.  
• September 15: Bandits killed one and abducted "several" (est. at ten) in Batagarawa, Katsina. 
• September 16: Communal violence led to two deaths in Warri South-West, Delta. 
• September 16: Gunmen killed an Ebubeagu security officer in Izzi, Ebonyi.