Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: March 2–8

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from March 2 to 8, 2019. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents will be included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

• March 2: Gunmen killed seven in Giwa, Kaduna. 
• March 2: Herdsmen killed sixteen in Gwer West, Benue. 
• March 2: Gunmen killed two soldiers in Akuku-Toru, Rivers.
• March 3: Bandits killed forty in Shinkafi and Anka LGAs in Zamfara. 
• March 3: Bandits killed twenty-three members of the CJTF in Tsafe, Zamfara. 
• March 5: Bandits killed thirty members of the CJTF in Shinkafi, Zamfara. 
• March 6: Five were killed by a landmine suspected to have been planted by ISWAP in Maiduguri, Borno. 
• March 6: Nigerian troops killed seven Boko Haram militants in Shani and Mafa LGAs in Borno. 
• March 7: Sectarian violence led to twenty deaths in Bassa, Kogi. 
• March 7: Election-related violence resulted in two deaths in Lagos State, Lagos.
• March 7: Election-related violence resulted in one death in Ifo, Ogun. 
• March 7: Bandits killed twenty in Bukkuyum, Zamfara.
• March 8: Election-related violence resulted in two deaths in Ojo, Lagos. 
• March 8: Seven soldiers and thirty-eight Boko Haram militants were killed in a clash in Diffa, Niger.
• March 8: Nigerian troops killed "many" bandits (estimated at twenty) in Bukkuyum, Zamfara. 
• March 8: Nigerian troops repelled a Boko Haram attack in Mafa, Borno, killing "scores" (estimated at twenty-four) of militants.