Situation report: Abadam LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 13°23′41″N 13°16′28″E 13.3948, 13.2745 |
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 | 47 |
| Deaths in those events | 592 |
| Attacks on civilians | 4 |
| Civilians killed | 12 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abadam | Extreme | 12 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
65 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 1,913 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-28 | Abadam, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Malam Fatori, Abadam, Borno (2023-05-28) |
| 2023-05-27 | Abadam, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Malam Fatori, Abadam, Borno (2023-05-27) |
| 2023-05-14 | Abadam, Borno | ISWAP — Abadam, Borno (2023-05-14) |
| 2023-05-11 | Abadam, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Abadam, Borno (2023-05-11) |
| 2022-12-31 | Abadam, Borno | ISWAP — Tumbum Allura and Kangar, Abadam, Borno (2022-12-31) |
| 2022-11-26 | Abadam, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Malam Fatori, Abadam, Borno (2022-11-26) |
| 2022-11-19 | Abadam, Borno | ISWAP — Malam Fatori, Abadam, Borno (2022-11-19) |
| 2022-11-05 | Abadam, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Belowa, Abadam, Borno (2022-11-05) |
| 2022-07-11 | Abadam, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Tumbum Jaki and Tumbum Murhu, Abadam, Borno (2022-07-11) |
| 2022-05-31 | Abadam, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Arege, Abadam, Borno (2022-05-31) |
Military installations within 150 km
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 88 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Borno State — Terrorism and kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
Named danger areas: Lake Chad shore and islands (Nigerian side)
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.