Situation report: Ebonyi State
State.
| Level Elevated |
Coordinates 6°14′24″N 8°04′01″E 6.2400, 8.0670 |
Covers 13 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
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 | 10 |
| Deaths in those events | 8 |
| Attacks on civilians | 8 |
| Civilians killed | 7 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 0 |
| LGAs at elevated | 1 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwo | Elevated | 1 | falling |
How it developed
Archive record
1 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 1 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-06 | Afikpo South, Ebonyi | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Afikpo South, Ebonyi (2015-11-06) |
Military installations within 150 km
| 82 Division | Enugu | 62 km |
| Eastern Naval Command | Calabar | 144 km |
Advisories and named areas
No US Level 4 advisory state here.
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.