Nigeria Security Heatmap

Live national map with safer server-rendered interactions

Full safety scores

Live interactive map

The map is back, rebuilt to stay simple and stable

This version keeps live hotspot visualization, but renders the choropleth safely on the server. Hover for quick details, click a state to jump into its full breakdown.

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National risk
1.8/10

Severe Risk

Active states
37

with reported incidents in the last 30 days

Fatalities
5223

reported nationwide

Kidnapped
1900

plus 102 injured

Quick read

Highest pressure

#1 Niger

384 incidents, 958 killed, 520 kidnapped.

Lowest pressure

Taraba

3 incidents in the selected period.

How to use it

Darker states indicate higher recent pressure. Hover on desktop for incident details, then open any state card or map region for the full page.

Interactive security map

Server-rendered SVG with live state scores, no fragile browser map lifecycle.

Lower risk Moderate High Severe
Abia: 57 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.6/10, 38 killed, 12 kidnapped

Ranked state heat table

Top hotspots first, with direct links into state details.

30-day view
Rank
State
Zone / level
Incidents
Killed
Kidnapped
Trend
#1
Niger
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
384
958
520
Improving
#2
Osun
Score 1/10
South West
Severe Risk
135
Adamawa: 14 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 932 killedAkwa Ibom: 8 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.3/10Anambra: 35 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.4/10, 9 killedBauchi: 7 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.5/10Bayelsa: 12 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.6/10Benue: 52 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.1/10, 82 killed, 16 kidnappedBorno: 47 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 63 killed, 50 kidnappedCross River: 9 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.9/10Delta: 41 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.4/10, 6 killedEbonyi: 9 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.2/10Edo: 40 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.4/10, 85 killed, 20 kidnappedEkiti: 12 incidents, High Risk, score 5.3/10, 3 killed, 18 kidnappedEnugu: 32 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.4/10, 2 killed, 3 kidnappedFederal Capital Territory: 125 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 2175 killed, 48 kidnappedGombe: 6 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.8/10, 90 killedImo: 24 incidents, High Risk, score 4.7/10, 1 killedJigawa: 11 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.4/10Kaduna: 45 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 240 killedKano: 46 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.1/10, 61 killedKatsina: 35 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.6/10, 17 killed, 106 kidnappedKebbi: 23 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3/10, 45 killedKogi: 33 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.9/10, 57 killed, 49 kidnappedKwara: 56 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 16 killed, 494 kidnappedLagos: 69 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.8/10, 8 killed, 28 kidnappedNasarawa: 15 incidents, High Risk, score 4.7/10, 10 kidnappedNiger: 384 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 958 killed, 520 kidnappedOgun: 36 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.8/10, 7 killed, 14 kidnappedOndo: 22 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.1/10, 61 killed, 6 kidnappedOsun: 135 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 11 killedOyo: 35 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.1/10, 1 killedPlateau: 82 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 88 killedRivers: 32 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.8/10, 6 killed, 1 kidnappedSokoto: 67 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 108 killed, 151 kidnappedTaraba: 3 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.3/10, 2 kidnappedYobe: 8 incidents, High Risk, score 5.9/10, 10 kidnappedZamfara: 57 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 53 killed, 342 kidnappedAbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFCTGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Top hotspots

Fastest way to scan the states driving the current picture.

#1 hotspot

Niger

384 incidents, 958 killed, 520 kidnapped

Score 1/10Improving

#2 hotspot

Osun

135 incidents, 11 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#3 hotspot

Federal Capital Territory

125 incidents, 2175 killed, 48 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

#4 hotspot

Plateau

82 incidents, 88 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 1/10Improving

#5 hotspot

Lagos

69 incidents, 8 killed, 28 kidnapped

Score 1.8/10Improving

#6 hotspot

Sokoto

67 incidents, 108 killed, 151 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

Latest incidents

Most recent reports in the selected window.

Niger police arrest four over mob killing

Niger • 21 Aug 2026

OTHER

DSS alerts Sokoto as terrorists target tertiary institutions

Sokoto • 21 Aug 2026

KIDNAPPING

Troops rescue 10 kidnapped victims in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara

Sokoto • 21 Aug 2026

KIDNAPPING

10 kidnapped

Mutfwang condemns attack on Plateau community

Plateau • 21 Aug 2026

OTHER

Police probe attack, burning of Rivers ADC member’s home

Rivers • 21 Aug 2026

OTHER
11
0
Worsening
#3
Federal Capital Territory
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
125
2175
48
Stable
#4
Plateau
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
82
88
0
Improving
#5
Lagos
Score 1.8/10
South West
Severe Risk
69
8
28
Improving
#6
Sokoto
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
67
108
151
Stable
#7
Zamfara
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
57
53
342
Worsening
#8
Abia
Score 1.6/10
South East
Severe Risk
57
38
12
Improving
#9
Kwara
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
56
16
494
Worsening
#10
Benue
Score 1.1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
52
82
16
Improving
#11
Borno
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
47
63
50
Improving
#12
Kano
Score 2.1/10
North West
Severe Risk
46
61
0
Worsening
#13
Kaduna
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
45
240
0
Improving
#14
Delta
Score 3.4/10
South South
Severe Risk
41
6
0
Worsening
#15
Edo
Score 1.4/10
South South
Severe Risk
40
85
20
Improving
#16
Ogun
Score 2.8/10
South West
Severe Risk
36
7
14
Improving
#17
Katsina
Score 1.6/10
North West
Severe Risk
35
17
106
Improving
#18
Oyo
Score 3.1/10
South West
Severe Risk
35
1
0
Improving
#19
Anambra
Score 3.4/10
South East
Severe Risk
35
9
0
Worsening
#20
Kogi
Score 1.9/10
North Central
Severe Risk
33
57
49
Improving
#21
Enugu
Score 3.4/10
South East
Severe Risk
32
2
3
Worsening
#22
Rivers
Score 3.8/10
South South
Severe Risk
32
6
1
Stable
#23
Imo
Score 4.7/10
South East
High Risk
24
1
0
Stable
#24
Kebbi
Score 3/10
North West
Severe Risk
23
45
0
Stable
#25
Ondo
Score 3.1/10
South West
Severe Risk
22
61
6
Improving
#26
Nasarawa
Score 4.7/10
North Central
High Risk
15
0
10
Worsening
#27
Adamawa
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
14
932
0
Worsening
#28
Ekiti
Score 5.3/10
South West
High Risk
12
3
18
Improving
#29
Bayelsa
Score 6.6/10
South South
Moderate Risk
12
0
0
Stable
#30
Jigawa
Score 6.4/10
North West
Moderate Risk
11
0
0
Worsening
#31
Cross River
Score 6.9/10
South South
Moderate Risk
9
0
0
Improving
#32
Ebonyi
Score 7.2/10
South East
Moderate Risk
9
0
0
Improving
#33
Yobe
Score 5.9/10
North East
High Risk
8
0
10
Improving
#34
Akwa Ibom
Score 7.3/10
South South
Moderate Risk
8
0
0
Improving
#35
Bauchi
Score 7.5/10
North East
Moderate Risk
7
0
0
Improving
#36
Gombe
Score 3.8/10
North East
Severe Risk
6
90
0
Improving
#37
Taraba
Score 8.3/10
North East
Low Risk
3
0
2
Worsening

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What the colors mean

Each state is colored from its live safety score, which blends incident count, fatalities, kidnappings, and recent trend movement.

Why this version is safer

The map is rendered on the server from trusted GeoJSON, so it avoids the client-side redraw, resize, and tooltip lifecycle issues that were crashing before.

Search incidentsCheck a route

Osun poll: Observer group records 17 violence incidents, 44 victims

Osun • 21 Aug 2026

OTHER

Expanding mining operations in Jigawa risks inviting banditry, crime, ADC warns

Jigawa • 20 Aug 2026

BANDITRY

Sule commends DSS for arresting 3 suspected kidnappers in Nasarawa

Nasarawa • 20 Aug 2026

KIDNAPPING