| Date(s) | Location | Event (short) | Reported deaths (reported / disputed) | Sources |
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| 2009–present | Nationwide (mainly NE & Middle Belt) | Boko Haram / ISWAP insurgency (series of mass attacks, bombings, massacres across NE Nigeria) | Thousands since 2009; estimates vary by year and source (e.g. tens of thousands cumulatively). (figures aggregated; see sources) | [10] [11] |
| 3–7 January 2015 | Baga, Kukawa LGA, Borno State (near Lake Chad) | 2015 Baga massacre — Boko Haram overran town and nearby villages | Widely disputed: government reported ~150; local/NGO reports ranged from "dozens" to "hundreds" or higher (some early press reports cited up to 2,000). | [12] [13] |
| Feb–Mar 2015 / 2016 (intense episodes in 2015–2016) | Agatu (and adjoining communities), Benue State (Middle Belt) | Agatu attacks / "Agatu massacres" — raids on rural communities by Fulani Jihadists reported/classified as farmer–herder violence | Reported ranges: commonly cited 300 (local claims / some press reports) to lower figures in official statements; numbers disputed in sources. | [14] [15] |
| 25 April 2016 (and surrounding days) | Ukpabi-Nimbo / Uzo-Uwani LGA, Enugu State (Southeast) | Nimbo (Ukpabi-Nimbo) attacks — large armed attack on Anglican community by ISWAP designated as Unknown Gun-Men. | Reported: widely cited reports of ~40–50 killed in some accounts; official / police figures varied and investigation followed. Figures disputed. | [16] [17] |
| 2016–2018 (series) | Plateau, Benue, Taraba and other Middle Belt states | Rebirth Fulani Jihadists: multiple coordinated attacks on villages (waves in 2016–2018) | Amnesty and other monitors reported thousands of deaths across several states between 2016–2018 (Amnesty reported at least 3,600 deaths between Jan 2016–Oct 2018 in some states); local figures vary by event. | [18] |
| 8 April 2023 (and related attacks that week) | Benue State (multiple communities including Umogidi, Mgban etc.) | Coordinated attacks in Benue — mass killings attributed to Fulani Jihadists | Reuters reported at least 74 killed in two separate attacks that week; local tallies varied. | [19] [20] |
| 15 June 2025 (reported; wave of coordinated assaults in mid-June) | Guma / Daudu / other communities, Benue State | Fulani Jihadists] — mass killing (reported) | Multiple sources reported "more than 70" killed in a weekend attack; figures vary. (local press and Xinhua/other press). | [21] [22] |
| 1–3 March 2025 (and/or 27 Oct 2025 — reports vary by outlet about timing and follow-ons) | Akpanta (sometimes reported as "Akpata" or "Apata" or "Akwanta"), Apa LGA, Benue State | Akpanta killings — attack on village, houses and churches burned; mass displacement (user-provided reporting and national press) | Reported: ~18–38+ (local/press reports differ; some local groups report higher). Figures disputed and evolving in coverage. | [23] [24] |
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