Situation report: Damboa LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 11°08′12″N 12°44′22″E 11.1368, 12.7395 |
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 | 83 |
| Deaths in those events | 309 |
| Attacks on civilians | 7 |
| Civilians killed | 30 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damboa | Extreme | 30 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
127 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 2,049 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Damboa, Borno | Operation Hadin Kai clears ISWAP logistics hub in fringes of Sambisa forest |
| 2026-01-28 | Damboa, Borno | About 30 reconstruction workers killed in Sabon Gari, Damboa |
| 2025-11-14 | Damboa, Borno | ISWAP ambush kills brigade commander and four others on Damboa-Biu road |
| 2023-06-30 | Damboa, Borno | ISWAP — Damboa, Damboa, Borno (2023-06-30) |
| 2023-06-26 | Damboa, Borno | ISWAP — Bulajimbam, Damboa, Borno (2023-06-26) |
| 2023-05-10 | Damboa, Borno | ISWAP — Damboa, Borno (2023-05-10) |
| 2023-02-19 | Damboa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Damboa, Borno (2023-02-19) |
| 2023-01-23 | Damboa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Damboa, Borno (2023-01-23) |
| 2023-01-13 | Damboa, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Azir, Damboa, Borno (2023-01-13) |
| 2022-12-01 | Damboa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Waji Roko, Damboa, Borno (2022-12-01) |
Military installations within 150 km
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 88 km |
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 89 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 89 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.