Situation report: Sokoto State
State.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 12°44′20″N 5°14′13″E 12.7390, 5.2370 |
Covers 23 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Under a US Level 4 advisory: Kidnapping.
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 | 634 |
| Deaths in those events | 990 |
| Attacks on civilians | 435 |
| Civilians killed | 559 |
| LGAs at extreme | 7 |
| LGAs at high | 10 |
| LGAs at elevated | 5 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabon Birni | Extreme | 142 | steady |
| Rabah | Extreme | 66 | steady |
| Isa | Extreme | 62 | steady |
| Tureta | Extreme | 56 | rising |
| Wurno | Extreme | 42 | rising |
| Goronyo | Extreme | 40 | rising |
| Tangaza | Extreme | 28 | steady |
| Kebbe | High | 25 | steady |
| Gwadabawa | High | 17 | falling |
| Shagari | High | 17 | rising |
| Bodinga | High | 14 | rising |
| Illela | High | 9 | rising |
| Silame | High | 9 | rising |
| Gudu | High | 8 | falling |
| Kware | High | 5 | steady |
How it developed
Archive record
4 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 26 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Tangaza, Sokoto | Security forces clash with Lakurawa cattle rustlers in Tangaza border hills |
| 2026-06-10 | Gada, Sokoto | Army interdiction kills 5 Lakurawa militants attempting illegal taxation in Gada |
| 2026-04-05 | Sabon Birni, Sokoto | Lakurawa extremists clash with local defense vigilantes in Sabon Birni border area |
| 2026-02-04 | Isa, Sokoto | Bandits loyal to Bello Turji clash with troops near Turba market convoy in Isa |
Military installations within 150 km
| 8 Division | Sokoto | 30 km |
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Sokoto State — Kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
Named danger areas: Eastern Sokoto (Sabon Birni–Isa–Goronyo), 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.