Situation report: Edo State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 6°39′54″N 5°52′26″E 6.6650, 5.8740 |
Covers 18 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 | 91 |
| Deaths in those events | 33 |
| Attacks on civilians | 62 |
| Civilians killed | 16 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 6 |
| LGAs at elevated | 4 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esan South East | High | 4 | rising |
| Esan West | High | 4 | rising |
| Etsako West | High | 4 | steady |
| Akoko-Edo | High | 1 | rising |
| Ovia North East | High | 1 | steady |
| Etsako East | High | 0 | falling |
| Oredo | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Esan North East | Elevated | 0 | falling |
| Ikpoba-Okha | Elevated | 0 | falling |
| Orhionmwon | Elevated | 0 | new |
How it developed
Archive record
1 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 0 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-23 | Etsako East, Edo | Boko Haram — Etsako East, Edo (2015-03-23) |
Military installations within 150 km
None on record within 150 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.