Situation report: Gwoza LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 11°10′38″N 13°37′54″E 11.1772, 13.6316 |
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 | 185 |
| Deaths in those events | 974 |
| Attacks on civilians | 27 |
| Civilians killed | 124 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwoza | Extreme | 124 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
193 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 4,988 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Gwoza, Borno | 82 Div Task Force Battalion rescues mother and daughter after escaping Mandara Mountains terrorist camp |
| 2026-08-30 | Gwoza, Borno | Troops intercept and neutralize female suicide bomber before reaching Pulka market in Gwoza |
| 2026-03-03 | Gwoza, Borno | ISWAP-JAS attack overruns Ngoshe, killing over 100 and abducting hundreds |
| 2026-02-16 | Gwoza, Borno | Troops kill Boko Haram commander, recover 37 million naira in Pulka counter-operation |
| 2023-06-11 | Gwoza, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Grazah and Wa-Jahoda, Gwoza, Borno (2023-06-11) |
| 2023-04-09 | Gwoza, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gwoza, Borno (2023-04-09) |
| 2023-04-09 | Gwoza, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gwoza, Borno (2023-04-09) |
| 2023-02-25 | Gwoza, Borno | Boko Haram — Gwoza, Borno (2023-02-25) |
| 2023-02-04 | Gwoza, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gwoza, Borno (2023-02-04) |
| 2022-11-21 | Gwoza, Borno | Boko Haram — Chillaria, Gwoza, Borno (2022-11-21) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 90 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 93 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 96 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Borno State — Terrorism and kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
Named danger areas: Sambisa Forest, Gwoza hills and Mandara Mountains
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.