Situation report: Gombi LGA
Local government area, Adamawa.
| Level High |
Coordinates 10°13′09″N 12°30′52″E 10.2192, 12.5145 |
Covers 1 LGA |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Map: LGAs shaded by twelve-month ACLED intensity (2025-10 to 2026-09); black outline = this local government area; dashed = state lines; squares = military installations (town level).
Conflict intensity, last twelve months (ACLED)
| Political-violence events | 6 |
| Deaths in those events | 66 |
| Attacks on civilians | 2 |
| Civilians killed | 40 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gombi | High | 40 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
3 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 17 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-24 | Gombi, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Garkida, Gombi, Adamawa (2020-12-24) |
| 2018-07-10 | Adamawa | Boko Haram — Luru, Adamawa (2018-07-10) |
| 2014-03-27 | Gombi, Adamawa | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gombi, Adamawa (2014-03-27) |
Military installations within 150 km
| NAF Base Yola | Yola | 107 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Adamawa State — Terrorism and kidnapping (the advisory names northern Adamawa) (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.
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.