Nigeria Security Tracker
Security incidents in Nigeria — logged from verified news sources and ACLED data, enriched by AI signal extraction.
Recent Incidents (Last 30 Days)
By State (90 Days)
By Incident Type (90 Days)
AI Router — LLM-enriched incident classification
ACLED — Armed Conflict Location & Event Data
What Nigeria Security Tracker Covers
The most comprehensive real-time database of security incidents in Nigeria — deaths, kidnappings, banditry, terrorism, communal clashes, and armed robbery — tracked by state, LGA, and month.
Nigeria Death Tracker
Confirmed deaths from security incidents — updated daily. Broken down by state, incident type (banditry, terrorism, communal clash, armed robbery, police action), and time period.
Sources: Nigerian police reports, army releases, verified news (2+ sources required)
Nigeria Kidnapping Tracker
Kidnapping cases by state — number of victims, ransom paid (when reported), rescue status, and hotspot LGAs. Trend comparison month-over-month.
Sources: Police records, NSCDC, verified media reports
Nigeria Danger Zone Map
Interactive heatmap of Nigeria's 36 states ranked by security score. Answers: "Which states are most dangerous right now?" Updated weekly from gn.incident data.
Derived from: ACLED + AI-extracted news signals + go_signal pipeline
Nigeria Terrorism Watch — Boko Haram / ISWAP
Boko Haram, ISWAP, and other designated group activity — attacks, territory control, casualties. Northeast and Northwest focus. Monthly trend analysis.
Sources: ACLED, Nigerian Army releases, verified media
Nigeria Farmer-Herder Conflict Tracker
Communal clashes between farming and herding communities — one of Nigeria's deadliest recurring crises. Deaths, displaced persons, and affected states tracked monthly.
Sources: ACLED, IDMC, verified state-level media
Monthly Nigeria Security Report
Auto-generated monthly report — total casualties, top 5 dangerous states, trend analysis, and AI-written commentary. Free with newsletter subscription.
Published: 1st week of each month · Format: web + PDF
Incident Verification Standard
Confirmed by government source OR 3+ independent media reports with named witnesses
Confirmed by 2 independent media reports. Awaiting official confirmation or additional sourcing.
Single source only. Included for completeness, clearly labelled as unverified. Higher standard required before casualty counts are published.
Nigeria Security Data Sources
- ACLED — Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (primary structured dataset)
- Nigerian Army / Police — Official operational reports and press releases
- NSCDC — Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps incident reports
- IDMC — Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre for displacement data
- 13 RSS Feeds — Punch, Vanguard, Premium Times, Channels TV, Daily Trust + more
- AI Signal Extraction — Go rss-service extracts event type, casualties, location from news text
- LLM Routing — AI router classifies and validates extracted incident signals
- Source credibility scoring — Premium Times (0.88), Channels (0.85), Vanguard (0.82)…
Nigeria Security — Frequently Asked Questions
Based on ACLED and AI-extracted incident data, the most dangerous states in Nigeria currently are concentrated in the Northwest (Zamfara, Katsina) and Northeast (Borno). The Security Tracker provides a real-time state ranking updated from live incident feeds.
Nigeria recorded thousands of conflict-related deaths annually based on combined ACLED and media-verified data. The exact count varies by methodology — this tracker uses a strict verification standard requiring 2+ independent sources before counting fatalities.
Northern Nigeria faces multiple simultaneous threats: Boko Haram / ISWAP insurgency in the Northeast, banditry in the Northwest (Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto), and farmer-herder clashes in the North Central belt. The tracker separates and quantifies each threat category by state.
Kidnapping data is among the most under-reported categories in Nigeria. This tracker aggregates verified police reports, NSCDC data, and news reports requiring 2+ sources. Kidnapping hotspots include Kaduna, Niger, and Abuja-FCT roads. Live 30-day count shown above.
Security risk in Nigeria is highly location-specific. Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and major commercial centres maintain lower risk levels than Northwest and Northeast states. The tracker provides state-level risk data for travellers, businesses, and researchers to make informed decisions.
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) tracks political violence and protests across Nigeria, including battles, explosions/remote violence, violence against civilians, riots, and protests. This tracker combines ACLED with AI-enriched Nigerian news sources for more complete coverage.
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Security incidents in Nigeria — logged from verified news sources and ACLED data, enriched by AI signal extraction.
Recent Incidents (Last 30 Days)
By State (90 Days)
By Incident Type (90 Days)
AI Router — LLM-enriched incident classification
ACLED — Armed Conflict Location & Event Data
What Nigeria Security Tracker Covers
The most comprehensive real-time database of security incidents in Nigeria — deaths, kidnappings, banditry, terrorism, communal clashes, and armed robbery — tracked by state, LGA, and month.
Nigeria Death Tracker
Confirmed deaths from security incidents — updated daily. Broken down by state, incident type (banditry, terrorism, communal clash, armed robbery, police action), and time period.
Sources: Nigerian police reports, army releases, verified news (2+ sources required)
Nigeria Kidnapping Tracker
Kidnapping cases by state — number of victims, ransom paid (when reported), rescue status, and hotspot LGAs. Trend comparison month-over-month.
Sources: Police records, NSCDC, verified media reports
Nigeria Danger Zone Map
Interactive heatmap of Nigeria's 36 states ranked by security score. Answers: "Which states are most dangerous right now?" Updated weekly from gn.incident data.
Derived from: ACLED + AI-extracted news signals + go_signal pipeline
Nigeria Terrorism Watch — Boko Haram / ISWAP
Boko Haram, ISWAP, and other designated group activity — attacks, territory control, casualties. Northeast and Northwest focus. Monthly trend analysis.
Sources: ACLED, Nigerian Army releases, verified media
Nigeria Farmer-Herder Conflict Tracker
Communal clashes between farming and herding communities — one of Nigeria's deadliest recurring crises. Deaths, displaced persons, and affected states tracked monthly.
Sources: ACLED, IDMC, verified state-level media
Monthly Nigeria Security Report
Auto-generated monthly report — total casualties, top 5 dangerous states, trend analysis, and AI-written commentary. Free with newsletter subscription.
Published: 1st week of each month · Format: web + PDF
Incident Verification Standard
Confirmed by government source OR 3+ independent media reports with named witnesses
Confirmed by 2 independent media reports. Awaiting official confirmation or additional sourcing.
Single source only. Included for completeness, clearly labelled as unverified. Higher standard required before casualty counts are published.
Nigeria Security Data Sources
- ACLED — Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (primary structured dataset)
- Nigerian Army / Police — Official operational reports and press releases
- NSCDC — Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps incident reports
- IDMC — Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre for displacement data
- 13 RSS Feeds — Punch, Vanguard, Premium Times, Channels TV, Daily Trust + more
- AI Signal Extraction — Go rss-service extracts event type, casualties, location from news text
- LLM Routing — AI router classifies and validates extracted incident signals
- Source credibility scoring — Premium Times (0.88), Channels (0.85), Vanguard (0.82)…
Nigeria Security — Frequently Asked Questions
Based on ACLED and AI-extracted incident data, the most dangerous states in Nigeria currently are concentrated in the Northwest (Zamfara, Katsina) and Northeast (Borno). The Security Tracker provides a real-time state ranking updated from live incident feeds.
Nigeria recorded thousands of conflict-related deaths annually based on combined ACLED and media-verified data. The exact count varies by methodology — this tracker uses a strict verification standard requiring 2+ independent sources before counting fatalities.
Northern Nigeria faces multiple simultaneous threats: Boko Haram / ISWAP insurgency in the Northeast, banditry in the Northwest (Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto), and farmer-herder clashes in the North Central belt. The tracker separates and quantifies each threat category by state.
Kidnapping data is among the most under-reported categories in Nigeria. This tracker aggregates verified police reports, NSCDC data, and news reports requiring 2+ sources. Kidnapping hotspots include Kaduna, Niger, and Abuja-FCT roads. Live 30-day count shown above.
Security risk in Nigeria is highly location-specific. Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and major commercial centres maintain lower risk levels than Northwest and Northeast states. The tracker provides state-level risk data for travellers, businesses, and researchers to make informed decisions.
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) tracks political violence and protests across Nigeria, including battles, explosions/remote violence, violence against civilians, riots, and protests. This tracker combines ACLED with AI-enriched Nigerian news sources for more complete coverage.
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