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
2.2/10

Severe Risk

Active states
34

with reported incidents in the last 30 days

Fatalities
6085

reported nationwide

Kidnapped
3151

plus 284 injured

Quick read

Highest pressure

#1 Plateau

101 incidents, 930 killed, 18 kidnapped.

Lowest pressure

Taraba

No incidents recorded in the last 30 days.

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: 9 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.6/10, 4 killed

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
Plateau
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
101
930
18
Worsening
#2
Niger
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
78
Adamawa: 1 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7/10, 20 killedAkwa Ibom: 1 incidents, Low Risk, score 9.5/10Anambra: 5 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.8/10, 2 killedBauchi: 6 incidents, High Risk, score 5.9/10, 9 killed, 11 kidnappedBayelsa: 1 incidents, Low Risk, score 9/10, 1 kidnappedBenue: 70 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 67 killed, 340 kidnappedBorno: 64 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 1814 killed, 567 kidnappedCross River: 8 incidents, High Risk, score 4.6/10, 1 killed, 65 kidnappedDelta: 11 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.1/10, 1 killed, 2 kidnappedEbonyi: 7 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.2/10, 5 killedEdo: 12 incidents, High Risk, score 5/10, 13 killed, 6 kidnappedEkiti: 4 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 8/10, 3 killedEnugu: 2 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.7/10, 1 kidnappedFederal Capital Territory: 19 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4.4/10, 2 killed, 19 kidnappedGombe: 1 incidents, Low Risk, score 9.5/10Imo: 3 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7/10, 18 killedJigawa: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Kaduna: 29 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 167 killed, 172 kidnappedKano: 12 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.6/10, 210 killedKatsina: 9 incidents, High Risk, score 5.1/10, 6 killed, 33 kidnappedKebbi: 14 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 216 killed, 25 kidnappedKogi: 11 incidents, High Risk, score 5.1/10, 3 killed, 8 kidnappedKwara: 65 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 521 killed, 661 kidnappedLagos: 32 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 11 killed, 500 kidnappedNasarawa: 6 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.6/10, 1 killed, 4 kidnappedNiger: 78 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 632 killed, 194 kidnappedOgun: 9 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.9/10Ondo: 17 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4.3/10, 4 killed, 10 kidnappedOsun: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Oyo: 3 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.5/10Plateau: 101 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 930 killed, 18 kidnappedRivers: 7 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.5/10, 1 killed, 4 kidnappedSokoto: 11 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4/10, 5 killed, 60 kidnappedTaraba: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Yobe: 8 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 885 killedZamfara: 25 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 534 killed, 450 kidnappedAbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFCTGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Top hotspots

Fastest way to scan the states driving the current picture.

#1 hotspot

Plateau

101 incidents, 930 killed, 18 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#2 hotspot

Niger

78 incidents, 632 killed, 194 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#3 hotspot

Benue

70 incidents, 67 killed, 340 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#4 hotspot

Kwara

65 incidents, 521 killed, 661 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#5 hotspot

Borno

64 incidents, 1814 killed, 567 kidnapped

Score 1/10Improving

#6 hotspot

Lagos

32 incidents, 11 killed, 500 kidnapped

Score 1/10Improving

Latest incidents

Most recent reports in the selected window.

Soldiers kill two bandits, recover weapons in Plateau state - Politics Nigeria

Plateau • 23 Apr 2026

BANDITRY

2 killed

Twenty killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Borno • 23 Apr 2026

TERRORISM

20 killed

NUJ condemns attack on journalist as police launches probe

Rivers • 23 Apr 2026

OTHER

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 20 in northeast Nigeria attacks | Reuters

Borno • 23 Apr 2026

TERRORISM

20 killed

Group seeks justice as INTERPOL arrests Lagos prince murder suspect

632
194
Worsening
#3
Benue
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
70
67
340
Worsening
#4
Kwara
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
65
521
661
Worsening
#5
Borno
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
64
1814
567
Improving
#6
Lagos
Score 1/10
South West
Severe Risk
32
11
500
Improving
#7
Kaduna
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
29
167
172
Worsening
#8
Zamfara
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
25
534
450
Stable
#9
Federal Capital Territory
Score 4.4/10
North Central
Severe Risk
19
2
19
Improving
#10
Ondo
Score 4.3/10
South West
Severe Risk
17
4
10
Improving
#11
Kebbi
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
14
216
25
Improving
#12
Kano
Score 1.6/10
North West
Severe Risk
12
210
0
Stable
#13
Edo
Score 5/10
South South
High Risk
12
13
6
Improving
#14
Sokoto
Score 4/10
North West
Severe Risk
11
5
60
Improving
#15
Kogi
Score 5.1/10
North Central
High Risk
11
3
8
Improving
#16
Delta
Score 6.1/10
South South
Moderate Risk
11
1
2
Stable
#17
Katsina
Score 5.1/10
North West
High Risk
9
6
33
Improving
#18
Abia
Score 6.6/10
South East
Moderate Risk
9
4
0
Worsening
#19
Ogun
Score 6.9/10
South West
Moderate Risk
9
0
0
Improving
#20
Yobe
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
8
885
0
Improving
#21
Cross River
Score 4.6/10
South South
High Risk
8
1
65
Improving
#22
Rivers
Score 6.5/10
South South
Moderate Risk
7
1
4
Improving
#23
Ebonyi
Score 7.2/10
South East
Moderate Risk
7
5
0
Improving
#24
Bauchi
Score 5.9/10
North East
High Risk
6
9
11
Improving
#25
Nasarawa
Score 6.6/10
North Central
Moderate Risk
6
1
4
Worsening
#26
Anambra
Score 7.8/10
South East
Moderate Risk
5
2
0
Improving
#27
Ekiti
Score 8/10
South West
Moderate Risk
4
3
0
Improving
#28
Imo
Score 7/10
South East
Moderate Risk
3
18
0
Improving
#29
Oyo
Score 8.5/10
South West
Low Risk
3
0
0
Improving
#30
Enugu
Score 8.7/10
South East
Low Risk
2
0
1
Improving
#31
Adamawa
Score 7/10
North East
Moderate Risk
1
20
0
Improving
#32
Bayelsa
Score 9/10
South South
Low Risk
1
0
1
Improving
#33
Akwa Ibom
Score 9.5/10
South South
Low Risk
1
0
0
Worsening
#34
Gombe
Score 9.5/10
North East
Low Risk
1
0
0
Improving
#35
Jigawa
Score 10/10
North West
Low Risk
0
0
0
Improving
#36
Osun
Score 10/10
South West
Low Risk
0
0
0
Improving
#37
Taraba
Score 10/10
North East
Low Risk
0
0
0
Improving

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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

Lagos • 23 Apr 2026

OTHER

2 killed

Two gunmen killed, weapons recovered in Plateau raid

Plateau • 23 Apr 2026

BANDITRY

2 killed

Five suspects face charges over Plateau mass killing

Plateau • 23 Apr 2026

TERRORISM

30 killed

Terrorists kill 20 in Borno, Adamawa border communities

Borno • 23 Apr 2026

TERRORISM

20 killed