Situation report: Guzamala LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level High |
Coordinates 12°50′08″N 13°19′09″E 12.8355, 13.3192 |
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 | 21 |
| Deaths in those events | 107 |
| Attacks on civilians | 5 |
| Civilians killed | 25 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guzamala | High | 25 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
21 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 526 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 | Guzamala, Borno | ISWAP — Gudumbali, Guzamala, Borno (2023-03-01) |
| 2022-01-25 | Guzamala, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gudumbali, Guzamala, Borno (2022-01-25) |
| 2020-06-02 | Guzamala, Borno | ISWAP — Guzamala, Borno (2020-06-02) |
| 2019-09-10 | Guzamala, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Garunda, Guzamala, Borno (2019-09-10) |
| 2019-06-24 | Guzamala, Borno | ISWAP — Kaula, Guzamala, Borno (2019-06-24) |
| 2018-11-18 | Guzamala, Borno | ISWAP — Metele, Guzamala, Borno (2018-11-18) |
| 2018-09-07 | Guzamala, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Gudumbali, Guzamala, Borno (2018-09-07) |
| 2018-09-06 | Guzamala, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Jentilo and Gesada, Guzamala, Borno (2018-09-06) |
| 2018-08-31 | Guzamala, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Zari, Guzamala, Borno (2018-08-31) |
| 2018-08-30 | Guzamala, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Zari, Guzamala, Borno (2018-08-30) |
Military installations within 150 km
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 37 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 112 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 112 km |
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 113 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.