Situation report: Bama LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 11°32′29″N 14°09′14″E 11.5413, 14.1538 |
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 | 84 |
| Deaths in those events | 425 |
| Attacks on civilians | 16 |
| Civilians killed | 59 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bama | Extreme | 59 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
137 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 2,350 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Bama, Borno | Troops of Operation Hadin Kai foil terrorist ambush and dismantle insurgent camps in Borno |
| 2026-03-30 | Bama, Borno | Troops counter ISWAP roadside IED ambush near Banki junction in Bama |
| 2025-09-05 | Bama, Borno | Boko Haram fighters kill at least 63 in Darajama, Bama |
| 2023-06-21 | Bama, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Amchille, Bama, Borno (2023-06-21) |
| 2023-04-29 | Bama, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gargash, Bama, Borno (2023-04-29) |
| 2023-04-24 | Bama, Borno | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Yarimari Gana, Bama, Borno (2023-04-24) |
| 2023-04-20 | Bama, Borno | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Ukuba, Bama, Borno (2023-04-20) |
| 2023-04-19 | Bama, Borno | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Izzah and Farisu, Bama, Borno (2023-04-19) |
| 2023-04-10 | Bama, Borno | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Bama, Borno (2023-04-10) |
| 2023-04-04 | Bama, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Bama, Borno (2023-04-04) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 114 km |
| French base, N'Djamena (Chad) | N'Djamena, Chad | 116 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 118 km |
| MNJTF headquarters, N'Djamena | N'Djamena, Chad | 118 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 122 km |
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 139 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Borno State — Terrorism and 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.