This security map indicates the intensity of threats across Nigeria in the last 7 days.
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- Moderate
- High
- Very High
- Severe
Disclaimer: While Risk Control takes every measure to provide accurate data, we are not liable for inadvertent errors. The map is intended for informative purposes only.
| No | State | Neighbourhood | Date | Incident | Associated Risk | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Adamawa | Gwewan | February 12, 2026 | The Adamawa State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims in Gwewan Village, Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State. | Kidnapping | Low |
| 22 | Oyo | Ibadan | February 12, 2026 | Oyo State Fire Service Agency on Thursday successfully prevented a potentially devastating fire following a petrol tanker accident at the Flower Mill area, Toll Gate, along the LagosIbadan Expressway in Ibadan. | Transportation Accident | Low |
| 23 | Borno | Maiduguri | February 12, 2026 | Gunmen suspected to be ISWAP terrorists have reportedly killed Prof Abubakar Mohammed el-Jumma of the Nigerian Army University Biu after a targeted abduction along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway. | Homicide | Medium |
| 24 | Lagos | Eleko | February 12, 2026 | A male motorist has lost his life, while his wife sustained critical injuries following a fatal road traffic accident involving a granite-laden articulated truck and a Toyota saloon car at Eleko Junction along the LekkiAjah Expressway in Lagos State. | Transportation Accident | Medium |
| 25 | Borno | Maiduguri | February 11, 2026 | Gunmen suspected to be ISWAP terrorists have reportedly killed Prof Abubakar Mohammed el-Jumma of the Nigerian Army University Biu after a targeted abduction along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway. | Kidnapping | Low |
| 26 | Kano | Rijiyar Lemo | February 11, 2026 | More than 80 shops were destroyed in an early morning fire at Kasuwar Yan Katako (Timber market) in Rijiyar Lemo, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. | Fire Outbreak | Low |
| 27 | Niger | Kataeregi | February 11, 2026 | Tragedy struck in Kataeregi, Niger State, on Wednesday as suspected illegal miners launched a deadly attack on a joint security patrol team, killing one security officer and setting an operational vehicle of the team ablaze. | Homicide | Medium |
| 28 | Bauchi | Bauchi | February 11, 2026 | A 20-year-old Ebere Wilson of Wuntin Dada reported that she was assaulted and had her mobile phone, a blue Tecno Spark 4, confiscated by one Gloria Joseph on February 11, 2026. It was revealed that Joseph allegedly conspired with one Light Mandis to lure Wilson and her friend, Mercy, to Ghana for prostitution. | Organized crime, exploitation, public safety breaches | Medium |
| 29 | Anambra | Umunkwo | February 11, 2026 | Two men have killed their own 37-year-old brother in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, after a violent dispute over family inheritance. | Homicide | Medium |
| 30 | Abia | Akpaa | February 11, 2026 | Troops of 144 Battalion (Rear), operating under Operation Eastern Sanity, have arrested three suspected criminals and recovered a stolen Mack truck in Abia State during a routine night patrol. | Cargo theft, Supply chain disruption, Economic losses | Medium |
| 31 | Benue | Ankpali | February 11, 2026 | Security operatives of the Nigerian Army and the Police have repelled an attempted bandit attack on Ankpali Village in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, killing one of the assailants. | Civil Unrest, Economic Instability, Infrastructure Damage | Medium |
| 32 | Yobe | Azbak | February 11, 2026 | A 30-year-old farmer has been killed and another injured following an attack by suspected herders in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State. | Homicide | Medium |
| 33 | Kano | Kano | February 11, 2026 | The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a China-based Nigerian businessman, Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue, and two Angolan citizens: Mbandu Martins Makiadi and Ngoma Wilson Fernando. | Drug trafficking, Security breaches, Public safety risks | High |
| 34 | Abia | Umuahia | February 11, 2026 | The Abia State Police Command says operatives of its Anti-Cultism Unit have apprehended some suspects for unlawful possession of arms. | Increased crime rates, public safety threats, and regulatory non-compliance | Medium |
| 35 | Plateau | Jos | February 11, 2026 | A tragic accident occurred on Wednesday night in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, where a trailer loaded with cement crushed a teenage Heelys rider to death near Terminus Market. | Transportation Accident | Medium |
| 36 | Yobe | Damaturu | February 10, 2026 | In its sustained effort to rid the state of criminal elements, Yobe State Police Command, said its operatives have arrested a 29-year-old suspect who specialized in motorcycle theft. | Theft | Low |
| 37 | Lagos | Okota | February 10, 2026 | A fatal road accident involving a commercial minibus has claimed the lives of two people and left eight others injured along the OkotaMile 2 corridor of Lagos State. | Accidents, Injuries, Fatalities, Property Damage | High |
| 38 | Ekiti | Ado-Ekiti | February 10, 2026 | Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti State Command, have rescued 37 young Ghanaians from suspected cross-boarder human trafficking syndicate operating within Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. | Human Trafficking | Low |
| 39 | Akwa Ibom | Obotim | February 10, 2026 | The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has rescued a man who was kidnapped at a supermarket on Tuesday. The man was abducted at a supermarket in Obotim Village, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area. | Physical harm, Business disruption, Financial loss | Medium |
| 40 | Lagos | Badagry | February 10, 2026 | The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 25 kilograms of cocaine valued at more than N1 billion at the Seme border in Lagos State, arresting one suspect in connection with the seizure. | Money laundering, organized crime, and economic instability | High |