Situation report: Damaturu LGA
Local government area, Yobe.
| Level High |
Coordinates 11°49′17″N 12°01′08″E 11.8213, 12.0190 |
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 | 14 |
| Deaths in those events | 95 |
| Attacks on civilians | 4 |
| Civilians killed | 3 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damaturu | High | 3 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
23 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 401 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 | Damaturu, Yobe | ISWAP — Geidam, Damaturu, Yobe (2022-04-20) |
| 2020-02-21 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram — Damaturu, Yobe (2020-02-21) |
| 2019-12-22 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Damaturu, Yobe (2019-12-22) |
| 2019-11-07 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Damaturu, Yobe (2019-11-07) |
| 2019-07-17 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram — Benisheikh, Damaturu, Yobe (2019-07-17) |
| 2019-04-09 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Maisandari/ Madari, Damaturu, Yobe (2019-04-09) |
| 2018-12-24 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Kukareta, Damaturu, Yobe (2018-12-24) |
| 2017-10-29 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Goniri, Damaturu, Yobe (2017-10-29) |
| 2017-10-24 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram — Sasawa, Damaturu, Yobe (2017-10-24) |
| 2017-08-20 | Damaturu, Yobe | Boko Haram — Damaturu, Yobe (2017-08-20) |
Military installations within 150 km
| NAF Base Maiduguri | Maiduguri | 116 km |
| 7 Division | Maiduguri | 120 km |
| Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai | Maiduguri | 123 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Yobe State — Terrorism and kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
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.