Situation report: Kano State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 11°34′23″N 8°32′35″E 11.5730, 8.5430 |
Covers 44 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 | 139 |
| Deaths in those events | 134 |
| Attacks on civilians | 93 |
| Civilians killed | 73 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 4 |
| LGAs at elevated | 11 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanono | High | 21 | rising |
| Gwarzo | High | 15 | new |
| Tsanyawa | High | 7 | rising |
| Rogo | High | 3 | new |
| Bebeji | Elevated | 6 | new |
| Kano Municipal | Elevated | 3 | steady |
| Bichi | Elevated | 2 | rising |
| Kumbotso | Elevated | 2 | rising |
| Gwale | Elevated | 1 | rising |
| Nasarawa | Elevated | 1 | new |
| Tarauni | Elevated | 1 | new |
| Ungogo | Elevated | 1 | falling |
| Garko | Elevated | 0 | new |
| Kiru | Elevated | 0 | rising |
| Wudil | Elevated | 0 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
20 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 276 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-23 | Ungogo, Kano | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Gaya, Ungogo, Kano (2017-07-23) |
| 2015-11-27 | Kura, Kano | Boko Haram — Dakasoye, Kura, Kano (2015-11-27) |
| 2015-11-18 | Kano Municipal, Kano | Boko Haram — Kano Municipal, Kano (2015-11-18) |
| 2015-07-06 | Kano Municipal, Kano | Boko Haram — Kano Municipal, Kano (2015-07-06) |
| 2015-02-24 | Kano Municipal, Kano | Boko Haram — Kano Municipal, Kano (2015-02-24) |
| 2015-02-14 | Kibiya, Kano | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Kibiya, Kano (2015-02-14) |
| 2014-12-10 | Kano Municipal, Kano | Boko Haram — Kano Municipal, Kano (2014-12-10) |
| 2014-11-28 | Kano Municipal, Kano | Boko Haram — Kano Municipal, Kano (2014-11-28) |
| 2014-11-14 | Kano Municipal, Kano | Boko Haram — Kano Municipal, Kano (2014-11-14) |
| 2014-09-17 | Kano Municipal, Kano | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Kano Municipal, Kano (2014-09-17) |
Military installations within 150 km
| NAF Base Kano | Kano | 53 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Kano 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.