Situation report: Bauchi LGA
Local government area, Bauchi.
| Level High |
Coordinates 10°14′41″N 9°57′20″E 10.2446, 9.9556 |
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 | 9 |
| Deaths in those events | 6 |
| Attacks on civilians | 6 |
| Civilians killed | 3 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauchi | High | 3 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
6 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 71 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-22 | Bauchi, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Bauchi, Bauchi (2014-12-22) |
| 2014-06-27 | Bauchi, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Bayan Gari, Bauchi, Bauchi (2014-06-27) |
| 2010-10-22 | Bauchi lga, Bauchi state | JAS - Civilians — Bauchi town, Bauchi state |
| 2010-10-14 | Bauchi lga, Bauchi state | Government of Nigeria - JAS — Bauchi town, Bauchi state |
| 2010-09-07 | Bauchi lga, Bauchi state | Government of Nigeria - JAS — Bauchi town (central prison), Bauchi state |
| 2009-07-26 | Bauchi lga, Bauchi state | Government of Nigeria - JAS — Bauchi town, Bauchi state |
Military installations within 150 km
| 3 Armoured Division | Jos | 126 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Bauchi 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.
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.