Situation report: Southern Kaduna (Kauru–Zangon Kataf)
Named danger area.
| Level High |
Coordinates 9°54′00″N 8°12′00″E 9.9000, 8.2000 radius ≈ 40 km |
Covers 2 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Recurring communal killings and abductions across the southern Kaduna local governments.
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 | 62 |
| Deaths in those events | 40 |
| Attacks on civilians | 45 |
| Civilians killed | 28 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauru | Extreme | 20 | rising |
| Zango-Kataf | High | 8 | steady |
How it developed
Archive record
1 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 1 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-14 | Boko Haram — an unspecified location, Nigeria (2018-10-14) |
Military installations within 150 km
| 3 Armoured Division | Jos | 72 km |
| 1 Division | Kaduna | 109 km |
| Nigerian Defence Academy | Kaduna | 112 km |
| Defence Headquarters | Abuja | 121 km |
| Naval Headquarters | Abuja | 122 km |
| Army Headquarters | Abuja | 122 km |
| Air Force Headquarters | Abuja | 125 km |
| Air Training Command / NAF Base Kaduna | Kaduna | 131 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Kaduna 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.