Situation report: Monguno LGA
Local government area, Borno.
| Level High |
Coordinates 12°31′21″N 13°32′01″E 12.5226, 13.5336 |
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 | 34 |
| Deaths in those events | 129 |
| Attacks on civilians | 10 |
| Civilians killed | 23 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monguno | High | 23 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
42 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 943 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Monguno, Borno | Two ISWAP terrorists surrender to Nigerian Army in Monguno |
| 2023-03-05 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Monguno, Borno (2023-03-05) |
| 2023-01-15 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Monguno, Borno (2023-01-15) |
| 2022-11-10 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP — Monguno, Borno (2022-11-10) |
| 2022-08-14 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Kumala, Monguno, Borno (2022-08-14) |
| 2022-06-17 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP — Monguno, Borno (2022-06-17) |
| 2021-08-22 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Monguno, Borno (2021-08-22) |
| 2021-04-02 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Jigalta, Monguno, Borno (2021-04-02) |
| 2021-03-14 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP — Monguno, Borno (2021-03-14) |
| 2020-06-13 | Monguno, Borno | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Monguno, Borno (2020-06-13) |
Military installations within 150 km
| MNJTF Sector 3 headquarters | Monguno | 18 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 87 km |
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 87 km |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 89 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.