Situation report: Sokoto–Kebbi border (Tangaza–Gudu)
Named danger area.
| Level High |
Coordinates 13°18′00″N 4°48′00″E 13.3000, 4.8000 radius ≈ 55 km |
Covers 7 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Where the Lakurawa group has been reported since late 2024, in the gap left by collapsed security cooperation with Niger.
Map: LGAs shaded by twelve-month ACLED intensity (2025-10 to 2026-09); black outline = this named danger area; dashed = state lines; squares = military installations (town level).
Conflict intensity, last twelve months (ACLED)
| Political-violence events | 101 |
| Deaths in those events | 161 |
| Attacks on civilians | 50 |
| Civilians killed | 53 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 3 |
| LGAs at elevated | 3 |
How it developed
Archive record
2 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 10 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Tangaza, Sokoto | Security forces clash with Lakurawa cattle rustlers in Tangaza border hills |
| 2026-05-08 | Augie, Kebbi | Lakurawa militant cell ambushed by joint security operatives near Mera border axis |
Military installations within 150 km
| 8 Division | Sokoto | 58 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Sokoto State — Kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
Limits
- ACLED counts recorded events. Rural violence is under-reported everywhere, and more so where journalists cannot go.
- Levels summarise twelve months; a road can change within days. Current advisories and local security briefings outrank this report.
- Approximate extent drawn as a circle around a well-known location. It marks where danger is concentrated, not a line inside which it begins; the areas around it are not implied to be safe.
Sources: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), www.acleddata.com — aggregates via HDX, as of 25 September 2026. Boundaries: OCHA COD-AB Nigeria (CC BY-IGO). Map base: Natural Earth (public domain), naturalearthdata.com; state boundaries OCHA COD-AB Nigeria (CC BY-IGO). Archive: Dustline snapshot of dustlinemap.online, 22 September 2026. Advisory: US Department of State.