Situation report: Nasarawa State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 8°35′20″N 8°12′40″E 8.5890, 8.2110 |
Covers 13 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 | 113 |
| Deaths in those events | 105 |
| Attacks on civilians | 77 |
| Civilians killed | 72 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 7 |
| LGAs at elevated | 4 |
How it developed
Archive record
3 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 38 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-18 | Nasarawa, Nassarawa | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Nasarawa, Nassarawa (2021-01-18) |
| 2020-04-16 | Toto, Nassarawa | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Toto, Nassarawa (2020-04-16) |
| 2018-05-20 | Toto, Nasarawa | Boko Haram — Umaisha, Toto, Nasarawa (2018-05-20) |
Military installations within 150 km
| Naval Headquarters | Abuja | 92 km |
| Air Force Headquarters | Abuja | 94 km |
| Defence Headquarters | Abuja | 94 km |
| Army Headquarters | Abuja | 97 km |
| Tactical Air Command / NAF Base Makurdi | Makurdi | 102 km |
Advisories and named areas
No US Level 4 advisory state here.
Named danger areas: Benue valley (Guma–Agatu–Logo)
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.