Situation report: Nasarawa LGA
Local government area, Nasarawa.
| Level High |
Coordinates 8°19′18″N 7°44′50″E 8.3217, 7.7471 |
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 | 19 |
| Deaths in those events | 26 |
| Attacks on civilians | 13 |
| Civilians killed | 15 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasarawa | High | 15 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
1 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 14 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-18 | Nasarawa, Nassarawa | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Nasarawa, Nassarawa (2021-01-18) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Air Force Headquarters | Abuja | 84 km |
| Naval Headquarters | Abuja | 85 km |
| Defence Headquarters | Abuja | 86 km |
| Army Headquarters | Abuja | 89 km |
| Tactical Air Command / NAF Base Makurdi | Makurdi | 109 km |
Advisories and named areas
No US Level 4 advisory state here.
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.