Situation report: Delta State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 5°45′25″N 5°30′00″E 5.7570, 5.5000 |
Covers 25 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Under a US Level 4 advisory: Crime, kidnapping and armed gangs.
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 | 57 |
| Deaths in those events | 44 |
| Attacks on civilians | 33 |
| Civilians killed | 24 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 2 |
| LGAs at elevated | 8 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warri South | High | 4 | rising |
| Ethiope East | High | 3 | falling |
| Oshimili South | Elevated | 5 | falling |
| Ika South | Elevated | 3 | steady |
| Aniocha South | Elevated | 1 | falling |
| Oshimili North | Elevated | 1 | falling |
| Ughelli North | Elevated | 1 | falling |
| Warri South West | Elevated | 1 | new |
| Ndokwa West | Elevated | 0 | falling |
| Sapele | Elevated | 0 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
3 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 12 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Warri South West, Delta | Nigerian Navy intensifies Operation Delta Sanity, deactivating refining sites and seizing 99,000L illegal crude products |
| 2015-09-13 | Mayo Sava, Extrême-Nord | Boko Haram — Kolofata, Mayo Sava, Extrême-Nord (2015-09-13) |
| 2015-09-05 | Burutu, Delta | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Benigboye, Burutu, Delta (2015-09-05) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Central Naval Command | Yenagoa | 125 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Delta State — Crime, kidnapping and armed gangs (Level 4, do not travel).
Named danger areas: Niger Delta creeks and riverine areas
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.