Situation report: Biu LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 10°48′15″N 12°07′21″E 10.8041, 12.1225 |
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 | 86 |
| Deaths in those events | 239 |
| Attacks on civilians | 18 |
| Civilians killed | 15 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biu | Extreme | 15 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
60 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 693 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-04 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP — Mathdaw, Biu, Borno (2023-04-04) |
| 2023-03-27 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Buratai, Biu, Borno (2023-03-27) |
| 2022-05-05 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP — Nguma, Biu, Borno (2022-05-05) |
| 2022-02-26 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP — Sabongarin Kimba, Mandara-Girau and Ngama, Biu, Borno (2022-02-26) |
| 2022-02-02 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP — Biu, Borno (2022-02-02) |
| 2022-01-15 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Biu, Borno (2022-01-15) |
| 2022-01-10 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Buratai, Biu, Borno (2022-01-10) |
| 2021-12-12 | Biu, Borno | ISWAP — Debiro, Biu, Borno (2021-12-12) |
| 2021-02-12 | Biu, Borno | Boko Haram — Gur, Biu, Borno (2021-02-12) |
| 2020-05-06 | Biu, Borno | Boko Haram — Debiro, Biu, Borno (2020-05-06) |
Military installations within 150 km
None on record within 150 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.