Situation report: Adamawa State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 9°09′47″N 12°17′31″E 9.1630, 12.2920 |
Covers 21 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Under a US Level 4 advisory: Terrorism and kidnapping (the advisory names northern Adamawa).
Map: LGAs shaded by twelve-month ACLED intensity (2025-10 to 2026-09); black outline = this state; dashed = state lines; squares = military installations (town level).
Conflict intensity, last twelve months (ACLED)
| Political-violence events | 105 |
| Deaths in those events | 301 |
| Attacks on civilians | 52 |
| Civilians killed | 147 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 5 |
| LGAs at elevated | 6 |
How it developed
Archive record
131 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 2,737 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-03 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dabna, Hong, Adamawa (2023-04-03) |
| 2023-02-13 | Mubi North, Adamawa | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Madara Mountains, Mubi North, Adamawa (2023-02-13) |
| 2022-05-09 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Galta, Madagali, Adamawa (2022-05-09) |
| 2021-12-13 | Madagali, Adamawa | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Sabon Gari, Madagali, Adamawa (2021-12-13) |
| 2021-07-07 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dabna, Hong, Adamawa (2021-07-07) |
| 2021-04-09 | Hong, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Kwapre, Hong, Adamawa (2021-04-09) |
| 2020-12-28 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dar, Madagali, Adamawa (2020-12-28) |
| 2020-12-24 | Gombi, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Garkida, Gombi, Adamawa (2020-12-24) |
| 2020-06-01 | Madagali, Adamawa | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Madagali, Adamawa (2020-06-01) |
| 2020-05-07 | Madagali, Adamawa | Boko Haram — Dumankara, Madagali, Adamawa (2020-05-07) |
Military installations within 150 km
| NAF Base Yola | Yola | 18 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Adamawa State — Terrorism and kidnapping (the advisory names northern Adamawa) (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.