Situation report: Ondo State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 6°49′26″N 4°52′08″E 6.8240, 4.8690 |
Covers 18 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 | 61 |
| Deaths in those events | 24 |
| Attacks on civilians | 45 |
| Civilians killed | 15 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 3 |
| LGAs at elevated | 5 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akure North | High | 8 | steady |
| Akure South | High | 2 | steady |
| Owo | High | 1 | rising |
| Idanre | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Ondo West | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Akoko South East | Elevated | 0 | rising |
| Ilaje | Elevated | 0 | rising |
| Ose | Elevated | 0 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
2 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 40 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-23 | Owo, Ondo | Boko Haram — Ipele, Owo, Ondo (2022-09-23) |
| 2022-06-05 | Owo, Ondo | Boko Haram — Owo, Ondo (2022-06-05) |
Military installations within 150 km
| 2 Division | Ibadan | 119 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.