Situation report: Marte LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level High |
Coordinates 12°24′23″N 13°51′28″E 12.4064, 13.8579 |
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 | 15 |
| Deaths in those events | 132 |
| Attacks on civilians | 2 |
| Civilians killed | 3 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marte | High | 3 | steady |
How it developed
Archive record
56 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 1,116 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-16 | Marte, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Jibularam and Sabon Tumbum, Marte, Borno (2023-06-16) |
| 2023-04-12 | Marte, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Mussaram, Marte, Borno (2023-04-12) |
| 2023-03-15 | Marte, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Kusuma, Jibularam and Kwalaram, Marte, Borno (2023-03-15) |
| 2022-11-24 | Marte, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Sabon Tumbun, Marte, Borno (2022-11-24) |
| 2022-10-06 | Marte, Borno | ISWAP — Krinowa, Marte, Borno (2022-10-06) |
| 2022-07-03 | Marte, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gamage, Marte, Borno (2022-07-03) |
| 2022-04-08 | Marte, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Kwalaram, Marte, Borno (2022-04-08) |
| 2022-02-20 | Marte, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Tumbun Kaiyowa and Tumbun Allura, Marte, Borno (2022-02-20) |
| 2022-02-03 | Marte, Borno | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Marte, Borno (2022-02-03) |
| 2022-01-29 | Marte, Borno | ISWAP — Ajiri, Marte, Borno (2022-01-29) |
Military installations within 150 km
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 40 km |
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 100 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 101 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 104 km |
| French base, N'Djamena (Chad) | N'Djamena, Chad | 131 km |
| MNJTF headquarters, N'Djamena | N'Djamena, Chad | 136 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.