Situation report: Bauchi State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 10°59′53″N 9°19′34″E 10.9980, 9.3260 |
Covers 20 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Under a US Level 4 advisory: Kidnapping.
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 | 78 |
| Deaths in those events | 115 |
| Attacks on civilians | 48 |
| Civilians killed | 43 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 3 |
| LGAs at elevated | 6 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaleri | High | 20 | rising |
| Bauchi | High | 3 | rising |
| Tafawa-Balewa | High | 1 | rising |
| Darazo | Elevated | 7 | rising |
| Ningi | Elevated | 4 | steady |
| Toro | Elevated | 3 | rising |
| Zaki | Elevated | 2 | new |
| Dass | Elevated | 1 | rising |
| Kirfi | Elevated | 0 | new |
How it developed
Archive record
17 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 234 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-10 | Monguno, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Kalwa, Misala and Gwollam, Monguno, Bauchi (2015-07-10) |
| 2015-03-29 | Alkaleri, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Alkaleri, Bauchi (2015-03-29) |
| 2015-03-28 | Darazo, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Darazo, Bauchi (2015-03-28) |
| 2015-03-11 | Toro, Bauchi | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Toro, Bauchi (2015-03-11) |
| 2014-12-22 | Bauchi, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Bauchi, Bauchi (2014-12-22) |
| 2014-11-16 | Katagum, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Azare, Katagum, Bauchi (2014-11-16) |
| 2014-11-07 | Katagum, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Azare, Katagum, Bauchi (2014-11-07) |
| 2014-10-22 | Katagum, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Azare, Katagum, Bauchi (2014-10-22) |
| 2014-09-03 | Toro, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Magama Gumau, Toro, Bauchi (2014-09-03) |
| 2014-07-12 | Toro, Bauchi | Boko Haram — Dilimi, Toro, Bauchi (2014-07-12) |
Military installations within 150 km
| 3 Armoured Division | Jos | 133 km |
| NAF Base Kano | Kano | 146 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Bauchi 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.