Situation report: Gombe State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 10°25′52″N 11°13′30″E 10.4310, 11.2250 |
Covers 11 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 | 20 |
| Deaths in those events | 15 |
| Attacks on civilians | 16 |
| Civilians killed | 11 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 1 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akko | High | 9 | rising |
| Funakaye | Elevated | 1 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
21 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 326 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-22 | Gombe, Gombe | Boko Haram — Gombe, Gombe (2015-07-22) |
| 2015-07-16 | Gombe, Gombe | Boko Haram — Gombe, Gombe (2015-07-16) |
| 2015-04-02 | Gombe, Gombe | Boko Haram — Gombe, Gombe (2015-04-02) |
| 2015-03-30 | Dukku, Gombe | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Dukku, Gombe (2015-03-30) |
| 2015-03-28 | Nafada, Gombe | Boko Haram — Birin Bolawa and Birin Fulani, Nafada, Gombe (2015-03-28) |
| 2015-03-28 | Gombe, Gombe | Boko Haram — Woru, Gombe, Gombe (2015-03-28) |
| 2015-03-28 | Funakaye, Gombe | Boko Haram — Shole, Funakaye, Gombe (2015-03-28) |
| 2015-03-28 | Dukku, Gombe | Boko Haram — Dukku, Gombe (2015-03-28) |
| 2015-02-14 | Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe (2015-02-14) |
| 2015-02-02 | Gombe, Gombe | Boko Haram — Gombe, Gombe (2015-02-02) |
Military installations within 150 km
None on record within 150 km.
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Gombe 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.