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Borno State · Crises, Wars & Protests

Borno State · Crisis deep dive

Statistics

  • Deaths attributed to the Boko Haram / ISWAP insurgency (2009 – Jun 2024): c. 35,000+ direct combat deaths in Borno alone; UNDP estimates 350,000+ excess deaths including indirect causes for the wider Lake Chad Basin.Northern Abandonment Cycle
  • Internally displaced (peak, 2017): 1.9 million within Borno; 2.4 million across Borno/Yobe/Adamawa.
  • IDP camps closed by Governor Zulum: 15 official Maiduguri camps closed 2021–2022 under the controversial "back to home communities" policy.
  • Boko Haram-controlled LGAs (Aug 2014 peak): 24 of Borno's 27 LGAs wholly or partially under sect control.Northern Abandonment Cycle
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.