Situation report: Madagali LGA
Local government area, Adamawa.
| Level High |
Coordinates 10°47′57″N 13°28′53″E 10.7992, 13.4815 |
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 | 24 |
| Deaths in those events | 60 |
| Attacks on civilians | 13 |
| Civilians killed | 26 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagali | High | 26 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
72 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 1,375 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-09 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Galta, Madagali, Adamawa (2022-05-09) |
| 2021-12-13 | Madagali, Adamawa | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Sabon Gari, Madagali, Adamawa (2021-12-13) |
| 2020-12-28 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dar, Madagali, Adamawa (2020-12-28) |
| 2020-06-01 | Madagali, Adamawa | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Madagali, Adamawa (2020-06-01) |
| 2020-05-07 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dumankara, Madagali, Adamawa (2020-05-07) |
| 2020-04-06 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Madagali, Adamawa (2020-04-06) |
| 2020-01-02 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Kopa, Madagali, Adamawa (2020-01-02) |
| 2019-06-04 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Madagali, Adamawa (2019-06-04) |
| 2019-05-16 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Shuwa, Madagali, Adamawa (2019-05-16) |
| 2019-04-29 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Kudakaya, Madagali, Adamawa (2019-04-29) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 120 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 123 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 125 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.