Situation report: Taraba State
State.
| Level High |
Coordinates 8°03′32″N 10°23′10″E 8.0590, 10.3860 |
Covers 16 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 | 82 |
| Deaths in those events | 121 |
| Attacks on civilians | 56 |
| Civilians killed | 69 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 5 |
| LGAs at elevated | 4 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takum | High | 32 | steady |
| Wukari | High | 17 | steady |
| Karim-Lamido | High | 8 | falling |
| Lau | High | 7 | rising |
| Bali | High | 1 | steady |
| Ibi | Elevated | 2 | rising |
| Jalingo | Elevated | 1 | rising |
| Donga | Elevated | 0 | rising |
| Sardauna | Elevated | 0 | new |
How it developed
Archive record
5 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 31 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-31 | Gassol, Taraba | Boko Haram — Jouro Manu, Gassol, Taraba (2022-07-31) |
| 2022-04-22 | Jalingo, Taraba | Boko Haram — Nukkai, Jalingo, Taraba (2022-04-22) |
| 2022-04-19 | Ardo-Kola, Taraba | Boko Haram — Iware, Ardo-Kola, Taraba (2022-04-19) |
| 2020-09-14 | Takum, Taraba | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Chanchanji, Takum, Taraba (2020-09-14) |
| 2014-03-27 | Gashaka, Taraba | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Gumti, Gashaka, Taraba (2014-03-27) |
Military installations within 150 km
None on record within 150 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.