Situation report: Jos North LGA
Local government area, Plateau.
| Level High |
Coordinates 9°56′38″N 8°53′41″E 9.9438, 8.8947 |
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 | 39 |
| Deaths in those events | 47 |
| Attacks on civilians | 31 |
| Civilians killed | 46 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jos North | High | 46 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
4 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 139 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-12 | Jos North, Plateau | Boko Haram — Tudun Wada, Jos North, Plateau (2015-07-12) |
| 2015-07-05 | Jos North, Plateau | Boko Haram — Jos North, Plateau (2015-07-05) |
| 2014-05-24 | Jos North, Plateau | Boko Haram — Jos, Jos North, Plateau (2014-05-24) |
| 2010-12-24 | Jos North lga, Plateau state | JAS - Civilians — Jos town, Plateau state |
Military installations within 150 km
| 3 Armoured Division | Jos | 7 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.