Situation report: Kebbi State
State.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 11°41′28″N 3°57′58″E 11.6910, 3.9660 |
Covers 21 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 | 235 |
| Deaths in those events | 504 |
| Attacks on civilians | 132 |
| Civilians killed | 290 |
| LGAs at extreme | 2 |
| LGAs at high | 8 |
| LGAs at elevated | 7 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arewa-Dandi | Extreme | 108 | rising |
| Wasagu/Danko | Extreme | 21 | rising |
| Shanga | High | 49 | rising |
| Bagudo | High | 24 | rising |
| Ngaski | High | 21 | steady |
| Argungu | High | 15 | rising |
| Maiyama | High | 11 | rising |
| Bunza | High | 10 | rising |
| Sakaba | High | 10 | rising |
| Dandi | High | 5 | rising |
| Yauri | Elevated | 8 | new |
| Birnin Kebbi | Elevated | 7 | rising |
| Gwandu | Elevated | 1 | new |
| Augie | Elevated | 0 | falling |
| Kalgo | Elevated | 0 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
3 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 18 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Zuru, Kebbi | Joint patrol clears bandit redoubts along Zuru–Danko Wasagu boundary |
| 2026-05-08 | Augie, Kebbi | Lakurawa militant cell ambushed by joint security operatives near Mera border axis |
| 2026-02-18 | Danko-Wasagu, Kebbi | Yan Banga vigilantes and soldiers repel bandit assault in Danko-Wasagu |
Military installations within 150 km
None on record within 150 km.
Advisories and named areas
No US Level 4 advisory state here.
Named danger areas: Sokoto–Kebbi border (Tangaza–Gudu)
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.