Situation report: Kukawa LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 13°02′45″N 13°43′04″E 13.0458, 13.7178 |
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 | 65 |
| Deaths in those events | 381 |
| Attacks on civilians | 8 |
| Civilians killed | 23 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kukawa | Extreme | 23 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
113 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 2,567 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Kukawa, Borno | MNJTF naval detachment intercepts ISWAP logistics supply canoes on Lake Chad |
| 2026-05-16 | Mobbar, Borno | Joint US-Nigeria strike kills ISWAP deputy leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki |
| 2025-11-05 | Borno | JAS fighters seize ISWAP bases in Battle of Lake Chad |
| 2023-02-20 | Kukawa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Baranga and Dogon Chuku, Kukawa, Borno (2023-02-20) |
| 2023-02-06 | Kukawa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Tumbun Barebare, Tumbun Mata, Kaye Kura, Kwatan Yobe and Dumba, Kukawa, Borno (2023-02-06) |
| 2023-01-07 | Kukawa, Borno | ISWAP — Toumbun Gini, Kukawa, Borno (2023-01-07) |
| 2022-11-27 | Kukawa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Tumbun Hamma, Kukawa, Borno (2022-11-27) |
| 2022-04-19 | Kukawa, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Tumbun Fulani and Tumbun Rago, Kukawa, Borno (2022-04-19) |
| 2022-04-14 | Kukawa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Tumbun Rego, Kukawa, Borno (2022-04-14) |
| 2022-03-30 | Kukawa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Bukar Meram and Kollaram, Kukawa, Borno (2022-03-30) |
Military installations within 150 km
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 43 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 148 km |
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 148 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 149 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.