Security in Nigeria

Key Security Incidents In Nigeria

10-Dec-2025

This security map indicates the intensity of threats across Nigeria in the last 7 days.

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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.

Curated Security Incidents For The Past 7 Days from Dec 03, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
No State Neighbourhood Date Incident Associated Risk Impact
61 Borno Jan Block December 04, 2025 The Borno State Police Command has rescued two boys, aged four and five, after they were abducted in the Jan Block area of Jere Local Government Area. Community unrest, Security breaches, Economic instability Medium
62 Oyo Adepoju December 04, 2025 Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of fire that ravaged a residential building in Ibadan. Financial Loss, Business Interruption, Regulatory Non-Compliance Medium
63 Imo Ideato North December 04, 2025 The Imo State Police Command have arrested 38 year old businesswoman, Juliet Igwe for using candlelight to inflict injuries on the private parts of her six year old female maid identified as Onyinyechi. Employee turnover, litigation, and regulatory non-compliance Medium
64 Edo Benin December 04, 2025 The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its personnel has arrested 44 suspected traffickers and seized 2,059.83kg of illicit drugs in November. Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Public Health Risks High
65 Oyo Ibadan December 04, 2025 The Oyo State Police Command says investigation is underway following the abduction of Mrs Ibukun Otesile, the daughter of Reverend Dr Lekan Babatunde, who was kidnapped in Ibadan on Thursday night, December 4, 2025. Physical harm, Economic losses, Community instability Medium
66 Nasarawa Lafia December 04, 2025 The anti-kidnapping unit of the Nasarawa State Police Command, has, in a coordinated operation, arrested three suspected car thieves and recovered a stolen truck head. Theft, Vehicle Loss, Supply Chain Disruption Low
67 Kano Nasarawa December 04, 2025 The incident took place in Nassarawa Local Government Area at Badawa Layin Day, where a 10-year-old girl lost her life in a fire on Thursday, 4 December 2025. Equipment failure, Human error, and Regulatory non-compliance High
68 Akwa Ibom Oron December 04, 2025 The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested five suspects behind the fabrication and circulation of a false kidnapping incident in Oron Local Government Area of the state. Public Safety Disruption, Resource Misallocation, Investigation Complexity Medium
69 Niger Minna December 04, 2025 The decomposed body of a Quranic (Islamiyya) teacher, Mallam Awwal Yakubu, who had been missing for days, has been found in an uncompleted building at Talba Housing Estate in Minna, Niger State. Public Safety, Community Trust, and Operational Disruption Medium
70 Benue Otukpo December 04, 2025 Members of the Benue Buffalos Handball Team were attacked by armed men along the Otukpo Road shortly after midnight on Thursday, December 4, while returning from the Ardova Premier Handball League in Lagos. Physical harm, Property damage, Public safety Medium
71 Anambra Enugwu Ukwu December 04, 2025 The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two persons 21-year-old Oluebube Ifediorah and 25-year-old Offorbuike Emmanuel suspected of being members of a dangerous cult group in Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. Civil Unrest, Community Instability, Public Safety Threats Medium
72 Delta Orhuwhorun December 03, 2025 Twenty suspects have been arrested following a violent overnight attack on community vigilantes in Orhuwhorun, Udu local government area of Delta State. Civil Unrest, Security Breaches, Community Instability Medium
73 Zamfara Askawa December 03, 2025 Two people, including a community elder, were killed while five family members were abducted during an armed attack on Askawa village in Ruwan Gizo district, Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State Kidnapping, Extortion, Community Unrest Medium
74 Lagos Ikeja December 03, 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned two businessmen, Dr Fagite Oladipo and Raymond Akintayo, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations of conspiracy, fraud, and unlawful conversion of N1.55 billion (One Billion, Five Hundred and Fifty Million Naira). Financial Loss, Regulatory Non-Compliance, and Legal Liability High
75 Anambra Obosi December 03, 2025 The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Oluchukwu Anyaoku, after a video emerged online in which he was allegedly seen issuing threats of violence and vowing to destroy all police formations in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Public unrest, civil disorder, physical harm Medium
76 Oyo Orita-Challenge December 03, 2025 The Joint Security Taskforce on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of two suspected drug peddlers and the demolition of criminal hideouts and shanties at the Orita-Challenge area in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. Increased crime rates, community unrest, public health concerns Medium
77 Lagos Abule-Ado December 03, 2025 A Federal Fire Service officer attached to the Trade Fair Complex, Lagos, lost his life on Wednesday after a traffic incident along the Trade Fairinward Abule-Ado service lane. Accidents, Injuries, Fatalities, Road Safety Medium
78 Enugu New Garki December 03, 2025 The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed that two persons died and nine others were injured in a multiple-vehicle accident involving 11 vehicles along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Wednesday. Financial Loss, Regulatory Non-Compliance, Safety Concerns High
79 Adamawa Yola December 03, 2025 A mentally unstable lecturer, Emmanuel Peter, has disappeared from his sick bed in the Adamawa State capital, Yola. Staff safety, Security breaches, Unstable individual interactions Medium
80 Lagos Abule-Ado December 03, 2025 A Federal Fire Service officer attached to the Trade Fair Complex, Lagos, lost his life on Wednesday after a traffic incident along the Trade Fairinward Abule-Ado service lane. Accidents, Injuries, Fatalities, Road Safety Medium