The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
| ID | Month | Day | Year | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims Sort descending | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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| 1623 | Dec | 6 | 2013 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 11.671952 | 11.534682 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member suffered gunshot wounds when the NGO was robbed by gunmen. | Yes | Official Report |
| 2092 | May | 19 | 2016 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.75 | 11.05 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | A team of four UN agency staff members where attacked by robbers along the Keffi-Jos road not far from Barde Village. The driver was shot and transported to the hospital. The other staff members were unharmed. | Yes | Official Report |
| 2474 | Sep | 13 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 11.934773 | 13.623968 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | A contracted truck driver transporting UN commodities was shot by suspected Bobo-Haram fighters along the Dikwa-Maiduguri road. Despite the injury, he managed to drive to Dikwa. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2480 | Jun | 18 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.342068 | 14.185827 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One NGO truck carrying food commodities was heading to Gamboru when the vehicle broke down. The driver left to arrange alternative means of transportation, leaving his assistant driver in the truck. Boko Haram insurgents came and looted the provisions and set the vehicle on fire. The assistance driver was abducted and found the following day. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2653 | Apr | 19 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Raid | Public location | 10.312581 | 7.679319 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | On April 19 2019 at 11:40 pm LT, armed assailants entered a hotel resort in Kaduna state and began shooting, killing two individuals including one female international INGO aid worker. After firing at hotel guests the armed assailants reportedly took away three people, whose whereabouts are unknown at the time of writing. | Yes | Media |
| 2694 | May | 11 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Ambush | Public location | 11.833333 | 13.15 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One NGO national humanitarian worker was killed in an attack attributed to Boko Haram in Moranti, near Tashan Joni area of Maiduguri at 7:00pmLT. 8 bodies were recovered after the incident including the NGO worker, and four civilian bodies are still reported to be missing. | Pending | Media |
| 3111 | Oct | 19 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.744444 | 11.961111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female humanitarian worker was reportedly kidnapped along Damaturu - Maiduguri road near Damaturu town, Yobe, by unknown armed perpetrators. Further information on her whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3117 | Sep | 15 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.518997 | 12.768246 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One aid worker was reportedly kidnapped while travelling with other civilians on the Maiduguri-Damasak road by Boko Haram militants, who also seized the 3 vehicles. Further information on their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3119 | Nov | 30 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.8060846 | 12.4923053 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One humanitarian aid worker along with two government officials returning from Mobbar town were reportedly kidnapped near Wakilti. Further information on their whereabouts is unknown. | Yes | Media |
| 3125 | Dec | 9 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.774982 | 12.338431 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One national staff of an INGO was reportedly kidnapped while travelling near Jakana on the Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Borno. His whereabouts are currently unknown. | Yes | Media |
| 3136 | Jan | 2 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.813158 | 12.564924 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One male humanitarian NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram while traveling from Damaturu to Maiduguri, near Matari village. He was released on June 14. | Yes | Media |
| 3176 | Jan | 29 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.760031 | 12.644600 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One NNGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped while travelling between Gubio and Damasak in Borno. Further information on his whereabouts is currently unknown. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3230 | Jun | 20 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 10.616667 | 13.383333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN agency contracted truck leaving a project site in Bazza, Michika, was ambushed by unknown perpetrators. The contracted site engineer was shot and passed away 10 days later from his injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3242 | Aug | 22 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.043 | 12.768 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One INGO staff member is still missing after his vehicle was ambushed by ISWA elements between Maiduguri and Damasak by Kaerto village. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3249 | Dec | 7 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 9.072264 | 7.491302 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN staff member was assaulted after her vehicle was ambushed and robbed. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3270 | Mar | 14 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 13.10 | 12.506667 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One humanitarian staff member was reportedly killed by a stray bullet during a clash between ISWA militants and the Nigerian Armed Forces. | Yes | Media |
| 3286 | Jun | 13 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Complex attack | Raid | Office/compound | 12.683333 | 13.6 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | During an ISWA militant raid of the humanitarian hub compound in Monguno town, one UN staff sustained injuries while escaping to the bunk during the attack. The staff died several weeks later due to the trauma. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3379 | Aug | 30 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Office/compound | 12.2701 | 14.4636 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | One INGO national aid worker was killed during a Boko Haram raid into the military compound in Rann, Borno. 16 other civilians were killed (not counted here). | Yes | Media |
| 3437 | Oct | 9 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 10.725907 | 12.362799 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One NGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped in Borno and reports indicate ISWA has taken responsibility. | Yes | Media |
| 3481 | Jan | 13 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.931506 | 7.431720 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Unknown | The president of an NGO was kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Kaduna near between the villages Akilbu and Rijana. He was reportedly kidnapped and tortured due to his work with some politicians, and released the following week. | Yes | Media |
| 3528 | Feb | 9 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.455027 | 3.384082 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One male UN staff member was assaulted with a knife by unknown criminals who robbed him on his way to work in Lagos. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3698 | Aug | 3 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 13.610953 | 13.610953 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One INGO health worker was kidnapped by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Abadam LGA. On the 31st of December 2022, the aid worker and three other captives escaped during fighting between ISWA and Boko Haram militants. | Yes | Media |
| 3724 | Jan | 11 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Home | 10.518647 | 7.488791 | Unknown | Criminal | Bandits | One national NGO aid worker was killed at his house during a wider attack by bandits in Ungawar Mai Awo village, Kaduna. His nephew was also killed. | Pending | Media |
| 3822 | May | 3 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 11.744444 | 11.961111 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member sustained a head injury from a physical attack by an unknown man in Damaturu town. The assailant later attacked the security forces who received the victim report incident. | Pending | Official Report |
| 3855 | Jun | 1 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Unknown | 13.105 | 12.506667 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State of West Africa Province | One Red Cross worker was killed by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) members in Damasak, Borno State. The ISWAP specifically used the name of the ICRC/Red Cross, but it is unclear if the victim was a member of the organization. | Pending | Media |
| 4014 | Aug | 18 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 5.099437 | 8.015486 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was abducted by unknown actors in Mbiakong village, Uruan, Akwa Ibom state. The aid worker was released on August 30. | Yes | Official Report |
| 4016 | Sep | 10 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Office/compound | 12.167638 | 6.675481 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was abducted and tortured by unknown actors when entering the compound he lives in in Gusau, Zamfara state. The perpetrators asked for a ransom to liberate the aid worker. | Yes | Official Report |
| 4022 | Oct | 23 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.699305 | 7.515628 | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was kidnapped along with the family in Enugu State by unknown actors. The family was released the next day, while the aid worker was released on November 7th. | Yes | Official Report | |
| 4041 | Jan | 27 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.1886 | 6.48944 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Zamfara Militia | One male INGO aid worker was kidnapped in Bundugu, Zamfara, by the Zamfara militia while going to visit his family. The armed group demanded a ransom to free the aid worker. | Pending | ACLED |
| 4061 | Apr | 24 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 11.811256 | 12.493714 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national UN guard was kidnapped by unknown armed actors during a raid on the agency's facilities in Benisheik, Borno State. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 4062 | Jun | 28 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.0555711 | 9.1811754 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female national UN worker was kidnapped by unknown actors in Taraba. Her whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 4082 | Feb | 17 | 2024 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 11.506812 | 13.687842 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | One INGO aid worker was attacked and injured by alleged members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Bama, Borno. | Pending | ACLED |
| 2149 | Jul | 27 | 2016 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | Ambush | Road | 11.529264 | 13.653517 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | An attack on a humanitarian convoy injured one UN aid worker and another from an International Organization. Both were hospitalized as a result of the attack, which occurred on the road between Bama and Maiduguri. Travel to high-risk areas was temporarily suspended. | Yes | Official Report |
| 2470 | Sep | 15 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 7.265136 | 5.460296 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | On September 15th, one UN national staff member and a driver were ambushed by armed robbers between Akure and Ibadan, resulting in the death of the driver and the kidnapping of the female staff member. She was released on September 18th, 2017. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2494 | Aug | 17 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 11.746996 | 11.966192 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | Two staff members got into a confrontation with one another after one arrived late to the distribution point. The argument escalated to physical violence and both had to be treated at a clinic for their injuries. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2822 | Sep | 22 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Individual attack | Custody | 11.831098 | 13.150967 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Two male national aid workers of an INGO were kidnapped in Borno state reportedly in the Maiduguri area. Boko Haram militants then posted on September 22, 2019 a video of their execution, shared by various media outlets. Exact location or time/day of death is unknown. Coordinates given are for Maiduguri. | Yes | Media |
| 2803 | Dec | 12 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.806037 | 12.517494 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 2 Red Cross staff members were reportedly kidnapped by members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. The armed group had barricaded the road and was stopping cars, where they abducted the 2 aid workers, 6 off duty soldiers, and 8 civilians. Official reports indicate the armed group claimed responsibility for the incident on social media. Further information about the whereabouts of the RC staff is currently unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3210 | Jun | 19 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 11.5 | 13 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 3 INGO staff were ambushed by ISWA militants in Borno. One INGO was detained and killed and the other was injured. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3455 | Dec | 2 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 11.15 | 12.75 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Humanitarian staff were reportedly kidnapped along with 6 civil servants and other civilians after departing Damboa, Borno. The exact number of humanitarian staff kidnapped is unknown at this time (coded as two). | Yes | Media |
| 3651 | Nov | 17 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 11.15 | 12.75 | Unknown | Host state | Nigerian Armed Forces | One UN agency pilot and an INGO staff were attacked and killed by a rouge member of the Nigerian Armed Forces inside the military base in Damboa. | Yes | Official Report |
| 4013 | Aug | 21 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Road | 12.911323 | 7.596911 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two national partners of an INGO were abducted by unknown actors from a public bus in Batagarawa, Katsina. Their whereabouts remain unknown. | Pending | Official Report |
| 4015 | Mar | 10 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Project site | 12.679828 | 13.616058 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two INGO-funded security guards were abducted by unknown actors in Kumalia, Borno state. One of them died in custody, while the other managed to escape on July 27, 2022. | Yes | Official Report |
| 2341 | Dec | 17 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 12.335281 | 14.188221 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Three people, including a UN-contracted driver and assistant driver, were killed in an attack on a convoy in Borno State, 22 miles southwest of Ngala by an armed group. There's a militant presence in the region and although no reports have confirmed the perpetrator, reports have mentioned Boko Haram and their previous attacks on security convoys in 2017. | Yes | Media |
| 3004 | Jun | 8 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Ambush | Road | 12.382928 | 13.161392 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State of West Africa Province | Three NGO staff members, a security guard and a government employee (latter two not counted here at this time) were kidnapped after being ambushed by a splinter group of Boko Haram, the Islamic State of West Africa Province, while travelling from Maiduguri to Monguno. They were all killed sometime during the week of July 20th and an execution video was released on the 22nd showing that the men were all shot. | Yes | Media |
| 3408 | Jul | 18 | 2021 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Unknown | 7.96667 | 8.76667 | Unknown | Criminal | Herders | Three aid workers with an HIV testing and counseling program in Benue state were kidnapped and killed by a suspected criminal herder gang in Tomanyi village. | Yes | Media |
| 3525 | Mar | 15 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.683333 | 13.6 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One NGO staff member and two guards were kidnapped during a raid on their compound. The three aid workers were released on August 31. | Yes | Media |
| 3586 | Jun | 18 | 2022 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Office/compound | 12.838533 | 13.552319 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Three humanitarian workers were reportedly kidnapped from an organisation compound in Gana Ari, Monguno. ISWA militants raided the village and killed 16 civilians in the community (not counted here) before kidnapping the staff. | Yes | Media |
| 3788 | Apr | 26 | 2023 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Office/compound | 11.5 | 13 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Three national INGO aid workers were abducted at their guest house by a group of militants of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in Ngala, Borno State. On May 4th, two of the three aid workers were found unharmed by the Nigerian Armed Forces. | Yes | Official Report |
| 2335 | Nov | 13 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Kidnap-killing | Unknown | Public location | 5.177861 | 5.708404 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | Three aid workers working for a medical organization were released after being kidnapped in Enekorogha on October 13th, 2017. However, one aid worker, also kidnapped at the same time, was killed by the criminal gang that is reportedly responsible for their abduction. According to one reporter, this was the first time the criminal group resorted to kidnapping and killing of a foreigner. The report also states that a ransom was demanded for the release of the workers. All the aid workers were from the United Kingdom. | Yes | Media |
| 2455 | Sep | 13 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Detention | Office/compound | 12.672917 | 13.616014 | Incidental | Host State | Nigerian Armed Forces | Four members of a UN agency were seriously assaulted by soldiers that had entered their residential compound in Monguno. The soldiers were making their rounds to enforce curfew when the attack occurred, reportedly because the soldiers found that some contracted staff were in violation of the regulations. They forced the staff inside and proceeded to make their way through the house, waking other staff up and assaulting or threatening them. Three contracted drivers and one staff member were physically hurt in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3275 | Sep | 15 | 2020 | NG | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Ambush | Road | 11.2558 | 14.1524 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | 4 UN contractors on route to install solar panels were injured after their civilian/UN/military convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram near Banki, Borno. As their vehicle escaped the gunmen ambush, it hit a roadside IED. 2 staff were in critical condition and airlifted for further treatment. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2582 | Jul | 9 | 2018 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 9.464143 | 8.450353 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 5 male national INGO staff members (1 driver and 4 project officers) were kidnapped while travelling from Yola to Abuja. At 3:59pm on July 9, 2018 one staff member confirmed they had arrived in Jos; following this call contact was lost. The supervisor was alerted of the kidnapping at midnight that evening after a phone call from one of the staff. No further information is known at this time. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2365 | Mar | 1 | 2018 | NG | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Complex attack | Raid | Project site | 12.270081 | 14.463596 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Boko Haram fighters raided the north-eastern town of Rann, home to a camp housing 55,000 internally displaced persons. Armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades the insurgent group attacked the military post guarding the camp. Initial reports state that 3 aid workers contracted by the UN (from two different agencies), all Nigerian nationals, were killed in the attack. One nurse, a third party contractor to a UN agency, was kidnapped. Two midwives, both female aid workers and supported by an INGO, were also kidnapped by the militant group. Other unconfirmed reports suggest that there may have been more abductions. This incident will be updated when more information becomes available. Updates: 1. (Kidnapped/killed - Monday, September 17th, 2018) One of the kidnapped midwives was killed on or around September 17th. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria called the act, "cowardly, heinous and despicable." She was killed by Boko Haram while she was held captive. 2. (Kidnapped/killed) - On October 16th, 2018 the ICRC confirmed that another female healthcare worker (midwife) that had been kidnapped by Boko Haram in March was executed by the group. She was 24 years old. | Yes | Media |
| 2737 | Jul | 19 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 13.105 | 12.506667 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | 7 INGO staff members travelling in the border region of Borno state near the town of Damasak, were ambushed and attacked by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants. One driver was killed during the attack, and two other drivers, three health workers and an aid worker were kidnapped and were still held as of September 2019. On September 26th 2019, one of the six hostages was killed. On December 13th, 2019 four of the remaining hostages were killed. Reports indicate the remaining captive is female. On May 20th, 2023, the female aid worker was rescued during a military operation in Borno State after three years and 10 months of captivity. | Yes | Media |
| 1394 | Feb | 8 | 2013 | NG | Nigeria | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 12.000364 | 8.513792 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Eight polio vaccinators working on a UN agency-sponsored immunization campaign were shot and killed when gunmen stormed two clinics. | Pending | Media |
| 2821 | Dec | 22 | 2019 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 12.391055 | 13.153456 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) | Two female national staff members and four male staff members of an INGO were kidnapped after their convoy was ambushed by Boko Haram militants on the road between Monguno and Maiduguri in Borno. Four other staff members in the convoy were reportedly killed. Three kidnapped staff members were released on January 15, 2020. | Yes | Media |
| 2223 | Jan | 17 | 2017 | NG | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Aerial bombardment | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 12.2701 | 14.4636 | Incidental | Nigerian Armed Forces | Six aid workers from the Nigerian Red Cross and numerous civilians were killed following an airstrike on a refugee camp in Rann, Borno state. The aid workers were in Rann as part of a humanitarian relief operation that was bringing food to over 25,000 displaced people. A number of aid workers were also wounded in the attack and eight had to be airlifted out of the town for medical assistance. | Yes | Media | |
| 1148 | Aug | 26 | 2011 | NG | Nigeria | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 38 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Office/compound | 10 | 8 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Boko Haram | Nine national UN staff (those included within the parameters of AWSD) were among those killed by an attack by a suicide bomber on the UN House in Abuja. Around 37 UN staff (that met the parameters of the AWSD) were among those injured; they are presumed here to be all national staff. Boko Haram took responsiblity for the attack. | Pending | Media |
| Total | 78 | 60 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 58 | 66 | 49 | 173 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 179 | 63 | 19 | 97 |