During the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, Nigeria’s Niger Delta experienced a marginal increase in lethal violence, despite a decline in the overall number of reported conflict incidents compared to all four quarters of 2024. Data indicates an 8.3% reduction in conflict incidents alongside a 27.7% rise in conflict-related fatalities, which increased from 173 in Q4 2024 to 221 in Q1 2025 (see page 2 for details). According to PIND’s P4P Peace Map, the primary drivers of lethal violence during this period included criminal activities, communal clashes, gang violence, mob justice, disasters, separatist agitation, arms proliferation, and armed clashes between hoodlums and security forces.[embeddoc url="https://pindfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Niger-Delta-Conflict-Tracker-2025-Q1-Final.pdf%22]
