Situation report: Mafa LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 12°02′47″N 13°32′29″E 12.0464, 13.5413 |
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 | 30 |
| Deaths in those events | 153 |
| Attacks on civilians | 9 |
| Civilians killed | 81 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafa | Extreme | 81 | steady |
How it developed
Archive record
47 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 465 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-22 | Mafa, Borno | ISWAP — Tamsu-Ngamdu, Baram-Karuwa, and Shuwari, Mafa, Borno (2023-06-22) |
| 2023-03-18 | Mafa, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Mafa, Borno (2023-03-18) |
| 2023-01-30 | Mafa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Mafa, Borno (2023-01-30) |
| 2022-12-26 | Mafa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Mafa, Borno (2022-12-26) |
| 2022-12-24 | Mafa, Borno | ISWAP — Airamne, Mafa, Borno (2022-12-24) |
| 2022-12-03 | Mafa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Mafa, Borno (2022-12-03) |
| 2022-11-24 | Mafa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Mafa, Borno (2022-11-24) |
| 2022-11-14 | Mafa, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Mafa, Borno (2022-11-14) |
| 2022-08-17 | Mafa, Borno | ISWAP — Bulagarji, Mafa, Borno (2022-08-17) |
| 2021-11-09 | Mafa, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Ngwom, Mafa, Borno (2021-11-09) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 49 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 51 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 55 km |
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 70 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.