Situation report: Yobe State
State.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 11°58′26″N 11°31′26″E 11.9740, 11.5240 |
Covers 17 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Under a US Level 4 advisory: Terrorism and 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 | 144 |
| Deaths in those events | 366 |
| Attacks on civilians | 53 |
| Civilians killed | 43 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 2 |
| LGAs at elevated | 7 |
How it developed
Archive record
125 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 1,879 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-13 | Gujba, Yobe | ISWAP — Buni Gari, Gujba, Yobe (2023-04-13) |
| 2022-09-26 | Gujba, Yobe | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Wulle, Gujba, Yobe (2022-09-26) |
| 2022-07-26 | Gujba, Yobe | ISWAP — Buni Yadi, Gujba, Yobe (2022-07-26) |
| 2022-04-24 | Bade, Yobe | ISWAP — Gashua, Bade, Yobe (2022-04-24) |
| 2022-04-20 | Damaturu, Yobe | ISWAP — Geidam, Damaturu, Yobe (2022-04-20) |
| 2022-01-29 | Gujba, Yobe | Nigerian security forces (against Boko Haram) — Goniri, Gujba, Yobe (2022-01-29) |
| 2022-01-25 | Potiskum, Yobe | ISWAP — Garin Mallam Adamu, Potiskum, Yobe (2022-01-25) |
| 2022-01-05 | Gujba, Yobe | ISWAP — Gujba, Yobe (2022-01-05) |
| 2021-12-26 | Gujba, Yobe | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Buni Yadi, Gujba, Yobe (2021-12-26) |
| 2021-11-30 | Gujba, Yobe | ISWAP and Nigerian security forces — Buni Yadi, Gujba, Yobe (2021-11-30) |
Military installations within 150 km
None on record within 150 km.
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Yobe State — Terrorism and kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
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.