Situation report: Hong LGA
Local government area, Adamawa.
| Level High |
Coordinates 10°16′15″N 13°00′00″E 10.2708, 13.0001 |
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 | 30 |
| Deaths in those events | 90 |
| Attacks on civilians | 11 |
| Civilians killed | 32 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong | High | 32 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
12 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 149 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-03 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dabna, Hong, Adamawa (2023-04-03) |
| 2021-07-07 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dabna, Hong, Adamawa (2021-07-07) |
| 2021-04-09 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Kwapre, Hong, Adamawa (2021-04-09) |
| 2015-02-20 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Zang, Hong, Adamawa (2015-02-20) |
| 2015-02-19 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Gaya, Hong, Adamawa (2015-02-19) |
| 2015-01-18 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Dabua, Hong, Adamawa (2015-01-18) |
| 2014-12-08 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Hildi, Hong, Adamawa (2014-12-08) |
| 2014-11-16 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Hong, Hong, Adamawa (2014-11-16) |
| 2014-11-13 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Hong, Adamawa (2014-11-13) |
| 2014-11-06 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Gashala, Hong, Adamawa (2014-11-06) |
Military installations within 150 km
| NAF Base Yola | Yola | 129 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.