Situation report: Riyom LGA
Local government area, Plateau.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 9°33′23″N 8°42′18″E 9.5565, 8.7049 |
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 | 89 |
| Deaths in those events | 105 |
| Attacks on civilians | 62 |
| Civilians killed | 73 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyom | Extreme | 73 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
1 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 4 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-25 | Riyom, Plateau | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Shonong, Riyom, Plateau (2015-04-25) |
Military installations within 150 km
| 3 Armoured Division | Jos | 41 km |
| Naval Headquarters | Abuja | 143 km |
| Defence Headquarters | Abuja | 144 km |
| Army Headquarters | Abuja | 146 km |
| Air Force Headquarters | Abuja | 147 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.