16 May 2026Leadership Change
Nigerian Armed ForcesUnited States Armed Forces (Nigeria support)ISWAP
Joint US-Nigeria strike kills ISWAP deputy leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki
ISWAP second-in-command killed near Metele in a joint US-Nigeria operation.
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2024 – present · Fragmentation
JNIM spillover, ISSP/Lakurawa rise — broad framing, not a sourced claim
03 Mar 2026Atrocity / Major Incident
ISWAPJAS
ISWAP-JAS attack overruns Ngoshe, killing over 100 and abducting hundreds
Joint ISWAP/JAS attack on Ngoshe's military base and resettled town; 100+ killed, 300+ abducted.
16 Feb 2026Military Operation
Nigerian Armed ForcesJAS
Troops kill Boko Haram commander in Pulka counter-operation
Counter-operation after Feb 14 Pulka base attack; commander killed, NGN 37m recovered.
28 Jan 2026Atrocity / Major Incident
About 30 reconstruction workers killed in Sabon Gari, Damboa
Attack on workers rebuilding a previously terrorised village.
26 Jan 2026Setback
JAS
Suspected Boko Haram fighters overrun Damasak base
Seven soldiers killed, thirteen captured at Damasak military base.
25 Dec 2025Atrocity / Major Incident
Suicide bomber kills five at Maiduguri mosque
Christmas Day bombing at Gamboru Market mosque; 5 killed, 35 injured.
19 Dec 2025Acquisition
Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigeria orders 24 Italian M-346FA jets after grounding JF-17 fleet
Nigeria moved to acquire 24 M-346FA aircraft from Italy after grounding its Chinese-made JF-17 Block II fleet.
20 Nov 2025Setback
ISWAP
ISWAP overruns CJTF position at Warabe
8 killed, 3 missing at a Civilian Joint Task Force position.
14 Nov 2025Setback
ISWAP
ISWAP ambush kills brigade commander on Damboa-Biu road
Brig. Gen. M. Uba abducted and later killed; 4 others killed in initial ambush.
05 Nov 2025Other
JASISWAP
JAS fighters seize ISWAP bases in Battle of Lake Chad
Multi-day inter-factional naval clash on Lake Chad islands; large militant casualties on both sides.
05 Sept 2025Atrocity / Major Incident
JAS
Boko Haram fighters kill at least 63 in Darajama, Bama
Attack on resettled community of Darajama; 63+ killed including 5 soldiers.
19 Aug 2025Atrocity / Major Incident
Northwest Nigeria Bandit Groups (unspecified)
Bandits attack Malumfashi mosque; death toll disputed between 13 and 27
Dawn-prayer mosque attack in Katsina State; casualty figures diverge sharply by source.
01 Aug 2025Setback
Northwest Nigeria Bandit Groups (unspecified)
Bandits abduct more than 50 in Sabon Garin Damri, Zamfara
Mass-capture incident described as a shift toward larger-scale bandit raids.
30 Jun 2025Other
Lakurawa
Lakurawa network killed 59 civilians across Sokoto and Kebbi in H1 2025
The Mali-based, Fulani-rooted Lakurawa network carried out a string of attacks across Sokoto and Kebbi states between January and June, killing at least 59 civilians according to regional security analysis.
15 Apr 2025Atrocity / Major Incident
IED kills at least seven on Maiduguri-Damboa road
Roadside IED, part of a wider rise in device use on the corridor.
12 Apr 2025Breakthrough
Nigerian Armed ForcesYankuzo Bandit Group
Military raid kills scores of Yankuzo-linked fighters in Zamfara
Raid on Munumu Forest camps; leader's son among those killed (Yankuzo's own fate unconfirmed).
15 Jan 2025Partnership
Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigeria advances Italian defence package including AW-109 helicopters
Nigeria continued a defence-industrial partnership with Italy covering AW-109 helicopters, with phased deliveries into early 2026.