29 September 2026 · Chanchaga
Murder in Niger
OpenWatch has recorded 52 reported murder incidents in Niger State, 23 of them in the last 12 months. That is 4% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 6 of 30 among the states where murder is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
23
Fatalities · 12 mo
218
Incidents · all-time
52
Fatalities · all-time
250
Latest reported murder in Niger
25 September 2026
Gunmen kill four in Niger
20 September 2026 · Mokwa
Pregnant IDP found mutilated in Mokwa
19 September 2026
37 miners die in Niger mining cell
19 September 2026 · Lapai
Stray bullet kills IBB university student
19 September 2026
37 illegal miners die in NSCDC custody
18 September 2026
Illegal miners beaten to death in NSCDC custody
18 September 2026 · Chanchaga
Stray bullet hits vendor during Minna protest
17 September 2026 · Minna
33 detained miners die in NSCDC custody
17 September 2026 · Borgu
Student killed by stray bullet in Wawa
Other threats in Niger
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as murder in Niger State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 29 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Niger risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
Track Niger live on the incident map.