Situation report: Lagos State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 6°32′06″N 3°42′43″E 6.5350, 3.7120 |
Covers 20 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 | 69 |
| Deaths in those events | 68 |
| Attacks on civilians | 37 |
| Civilians killed | 32 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 2 |
| LGAs at elevated | 10 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eti-Osa | High | 5 | falling |
| Ikorodu | High | 5 | falling |
| Ojo | Elevated | 5 | falling |
| Alimosho | Elevated | 3 | falling |
| Ibeju/Lekki | Elevated | 3 | falling |
| Surulere | Elevated | 3 | rising |
| Lagos Island | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Mushin | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Agege | Elevated | 1 | rising |
| Amuwo-Odofin | Elevated | 1 | falling |
| Badagry | Elevated | 1 | steady |
| Oshodi-Isolo | Elevated | 0 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
No incident in the Dustline archive falls here — the archive is concentrated in the north-east, so this is a gap, not a finding.
Military installations within 150 km
| Deep Blue command centre | Lagos | 34 km |
| 81 Division | Lagos | 36 km |
| NNS Beecroft | Lagos (Apapa) | 39 km |
| Western Naval Command | Lagos (Apapa) | 40 km |
| Logistics Command / NAF Base Ikeja | Lagos | 43 km |
| 2 Division | Ibadan | 97 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.