Situation report: Niger State
State.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 9°46′26″N 5°42′40″E 9.7740, 5.7110 |
Covers 25 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 | 395 |
| Deaths in those events | 1,146 |
| Attacks on civilians | 251 |
| Civilians killed | 414 |
| LGAs at extreme | 4 |
| LGAs at high | 6 |
| LGAs at elevated | 11 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borgu | Extreme | 245 | falling |
| Shiroro | Extreme | 42 | falling |
| Mariga | Extreme | 20 | rising |
| Mashegu | Extreme | 18 | rising |
| Agwara | High | 23 | rising |
| Rafi | High | 17 | falling |
| Magama | High | 14 | steady |
| Mokwa | High | 9 | rising |
| Kontagora | High | 8 | falling |
| Rijau | High | 3 | rising |
| Suleja | Elevated | 3 | falling |
| Tafa | Elevated | 3 | falling |
| Agaie | Elevated | 2 | rising |
| Chanchaga | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Muya | Elevated | 2 | falling |
How it developed
Archive record
18 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 276 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Shiroro, Niger | Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army rescue 22 kidnapped victims in Niger State counter-bandit raid |
| 2026-08-26 | Borgu, Niger | Joint forest sweep destroys illegal bandit camps near Kainji National Park in Borgu |
| 2026-06-21 | Shiroro, Niger | NAF Super Tucano airstrike hits armed bandits crossing Kaduna River toward Shiroro |
| 2026-05-03 | Rafi, Niger | Troops of Operation Whirl Punch neutralize 7 bandits during aggressive sweep in Kundu |
| 2026-03-25 | Shiroro, Niger | Bandits engage Joint Security Task Force in Allawa mining belt in Shiroro |
| 2026-01-24 | Munya, Niger | Joint Security Task Force repels bandit raid on Sarkin Pawa in Munya LGA |
| 2023-01-16 | Shiroro, Niger | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Kurebe, Shiroro, Niger (2023-01-16) |
| 2022-08-13 | Shiroro, Niger | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Karebe, Shiroro, Niger (2022-08-13) |
| 2022-02-25 | Shiroro, Niger | Bandit groups — Galadima Kogo, Shiroro, Niger (2022-02-25) |
| 2021-11-25 | Shiroro, Niger | Bandit groups — Shiroro, Niger (2021-11-25) |
Military installations within 150 km
| NAF Base Kainji | New Bussa | 131 km |
Advisories and named areas
No US Level 4 advisory state here.
Named danger areas: Abuja–Kaduna highway and rail corridor, Shiroro and Rafi (Niger State)
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.