Nigeria Security Intelligence Dashboard · 90-Day Analysis Window
Total Events
403
Last 90 days · all zones
Critical Incidents
179
Battles + bombings
Confirmed Fatalities
496
Human cost — not just a number
States Affected
35
Across all 6 geopolitical zones
🗺️ Zone Risk Map
Design note: Colour intensity scales with threat score, not raw event count.
High-fatality low-frequency zones are not underweighted — protecting against
"psychic numbing" (Slovic, 2007).
⚡ Zone Threat Breakdown 6 ZONES
Northeast
→ STABLE
121 events
75 critical
64 fatalities
16.9%
Top actor: ISWAP
Northwest
↓ DECLINING
141 events
67 critical
317 fatalities
16.6%
Top actor: Military Forces of Nigeria
NorthCentral
↑ RISING
81 events
23 critical
73 fatalities
16.5%
Top actor: Farmers/Herders
SouthEast
→ STABLE
16 events
5 critical
8 fatalities
14.3%
Top actor: Unknown Armed Group
SouthSouth
↑ RISING
32 events
7 critical
30 fatalities
11.8%
Top actor: Unknown Armed Group
SouthWest
↑ RISING
12 events
2 critical
4 fatalities
9.9%
Top actor: Protesters
🚨 Highest Threat Events TOP 8
CRITICAL
Bombing or IED — Kogi, NorthCentral
Unknown Armed Group · Today · 0 fatalities
IED detonated on rural road in Kogi. Unknown Armed Group implicated.
70
/ 100
CRITICAL
Armed confrontation — Edo, SouthSouth
Nigerian Police Force · 1d ago · 0 fatalities
Gun battle involving Nigerian Police Force near farmland in Edo.
68
/ 100
CRITICAL
Bombing or IED — Zamfara, Northwest
Military Forces of Nigeria · 1d ago · 0 fatalities
Bombing in Zamfara attributed to Military Forces of Nigeria.
68
/ 100
CRITICAL
Armed confrontation — Sokoto, Northwest
Military Forces of Nigeria · 2d ago · 0 fatalities
Armed clash between Military Forces of Nigeria and security forces in Sokoto.
65
/ 100
CRITICAL
Armed confrontation — Zamfara, Northwest
Military Forces of Nigeria · 4d ago · 0 fatalities
Armed clash between Military Forces of Nigeria and security forces in Zamfara.
61
/ 100
CRITICAL
Armed confrontation — Niger, Northwest
Unknown Armed Group · 9d ago · 3 fatalities
Gun battle involving Unknown Armed Group near farmland in Niger.
60
/ 100
CRITICAL
Armed confrontation — Bauchi, Northeast
ISWAP · 7d ago · 1 fatalities
Armed clash between ISWAP and security forces in Bauchi.
60
/ 100
CRITICAL
Armed confrontation — Adamawa, Northeast
Unknown Armed Group · 5d ago · 0 fatalities
Armed clash between Unknown Armed Group and security forces in Adamawa.
59
/ 100
Human labels: Analysts see "Armed confrontation" not "Battles" —
clinical distance increases error rate under stress (Klein, 1998).
📍 Top 10 Threat States
Anambra
30.1
Kogi
27.8
Bauchi
23.8
Zamfara
22.3
Cross River
21.3
FCT
20.6
Jigawa
18.4
Kwara
17.6
Katsina
17.5
Abia
17.4
📈 30-Day Event Trend
Daily conflict events — amber=total, red dashed=critical
🔖 Incident Type Breakdown
Armed confrontation
32%
Civilian attack
29%
Intelligence signal
15%
Bombing or IED
12%
Civil unrest
12%
⚔️ Most Active Non-State Actors
Unknown Armed Group
86
ISWAP
28
CJTF (Civilian Joint Task Force)
26
Yan Daba
22
Yan Bindiga
22
Farmers/Herders
22
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