Situation report: Kaduna State
State.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 10°15′25″N 7°51′32″E 10.2570, 7.8590 |
Covers 23 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 | 443 |
| Deaths in those events | 547 |
| Attacks on civilians | 304 |
| Civilians killed | 313 |
| LGAs at extreme | 5 |
| LGAs at high | 9 |
| LGAs at elevated | 6 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kajuru | Extreme | 72 | steady |
| Birnin-Gwari | Extreme | 58 | rising |
| Kachia | Extreme | 32 | steady |
| Kauru | Extreme | 20 | rising |
| Chikun | Extreme | 8 | rising |
| Kagarko | High | 42 | rising |
| Giwa | High | 17 | rising |
| Lere | High | 11 | rising |
| Igabi | High | 9 | rising |
| Zango-Kataf | High | 8 | steady |
| Markafi | High | 6 | rising |
| Sanga | High | 6 | rising |
| Kubau | High | 5 | rising |
| Jema'a | High | 2 | rising |
| Kaura | Elevated | 7 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
18 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 484 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Birnin Gwari, Kaduna | Troops eliminate senior bandit commander 'Kachalla' along Kaduna–Birnin Gwari highway |
| 2026-06-04 | Kajuru, Kaduna | Troops rescue 11 abducted farm workers following encounter in Maro forest in Kajuru |
| 2026-04-22 | Chikun, Kaduna | Joint security raid dismantles kidnappers' transit camp in Gwagwada forest |
| 2026-03-19 | Giwa, Kaduna | Troops storm bandit enclave in Kidandan forest, liberating 16 kidnapped victims |
| 2026-01-19 | Birnin Gwari, Kaduna | Troops ambush bandit cattle rustling column along Birnin Gwari-Funtua corridor |
| 2022-07-13 | Birnin-G, Kaduna | Bandit groups — Damari, Birnin-G, Kaduna (2022-07-13) |
| 2020-02-06 | Birnin-G, Kaduna | Bandit groups and Nigerian security forces — Birnin-G, Kaduna (2020-02-06) |
| 2020-02-05 | Birnin-G, Kaduna | Bandit groups and Nigerian security forces — Kuduru Forest, Birnin-G, Kaduna (2020-02-05) |
| 2018-10-14 | Boko Haram — an unspecified location, Nigeria (2018-10-14) | |
| 2017-08-30 | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — an unspecified location, Nigeria (2017-08-30) |
Military installations within 150 km
| 1 Division | Kaduna | 56 km |
| Nigerian Defence Academy | Kaduna | 58 km |
| Air Training Command / NAF Base Kaduna | Kaduna | 77 km |
| 3 Armoured Division | Jos | 117 km |
| Army Headquarters | Abuja | 139 km |
| Defence Headquarters | Abuja | 139 km |
| Naval Headquarters | Abuja | 140 km |
| Air Force Headquarters | Abuja | 143 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Kaduna State — Kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
Named danger areas: Birnin Gwari and Kamuku forest (Kaduna), Abuja–Kaduna highway and rail corridor, Southern Kaduna (Kauru–Zangon Kataf)
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.