Situation report: Maiduguri LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level High |
Coordinates 11°50′05″N 13°08′01″E 11.8347, 13.1336 |
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 | 25 |
| Deaths in those events | 116 |
| Attacks on civilians | 8 |
| Civilians killed | 40 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiduguri | High | 40 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
218 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 3,482 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | Maiduguri, Borno | Troops of Operation Hadin Kai arrest 22-year-old terrorist logistics supplier in Borno |
| 2025-12-25 | Maiduguri, Borno | Suicide bomber kills five at Maiduguri mosque |
| 2022-12-19 | Hawul, Borno | ISWAP — Jibwiwi, Hawul, Borno (2022-12-19) |
| 2022-10-24 | Maidugur, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Shuwari, Maidugur, Borno (2022-10-24) |
| 2022-10-21 | Maidugur, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Tunbum Aliyu, Maidugur, Borno (2022-10-21) |
| 2022-04-27 | Maidugur, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Maidugur, Borno (2022-04-27) |
| 2022-04-18 | Molai, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Molai, Borno (2022-04-18) |
| 2021-12-23 | Maidugur, Borno | ISWAP — Maidugur, Borno (2021-12-23) |
| 2021-12-04 | Maidugur, Borno | ISWAP — Maidugur, Borno (2021-12-04) |
| 2021-10-19 | Maidugur, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Maidugur, Borno (2021-10-19) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 2 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 2 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 6 km |
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 106 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.