Situation report: Tsafe LGA
Local government area, Zamfara.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 11°49′31″N 6°53′44″E 11.8252, 6.8956 |
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 | 142 |
| Deaths in those events | 344 |
| Attacks on civilians | 89 |
| Civilians killed | 146 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsafe | Extreme | 146 | falling |
How it developed
Archive record
1 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 6 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Tsafe, Zamfara | Troops neutralize 6 bandits attempting roadblock on Gusau-Funtua highway |
Military installations within 150 km
| Air Training Command / NAF Base Kaduna | Kaduna | 134 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Zamfara State — 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.