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
36

with reported incidents in the last 14 days

Fatalities
1660

reported nationwide

Kidnapped
771

plus 65 injured

Quick read

Highest pressure

#1 Niger

169 incidents, 920 killed, 114 kidnapped.

Lowest pressure

Yobe

No incidents recorded in the last 14 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: 19 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.2/10, 10 killed, 12 kidnapped

Ranked state heat table

Top hotspots first, with direct links into state details.

14-day view
Rank
State
Zone / level
Incidents
Killed
Kidnapped
Trend
#1
Niger
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
169
920
114
Stable
#2
Osun
Score 1/10
South West
Severe Risk
100
11
0
Adamawa: 10 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4.3/10Akwa Ibom: 2 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.3/10Anambra: 19 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3/10, 7 killedBauchi: 2 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.3/10Bayelsa: 3 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.7/10Benue: 23 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.6/10, 22 killed, 14 kidnappedBorno: 18 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 54 killedCross River: 6 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6/10Delta: 18 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.6/10, 5 killedEbonyi: 5 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.8/10Edo: 22 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 85 killed, 13 kidnappedEkiti: 2 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.3/10Enugu: 16 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.1/10, 2 killedFederal Capital Territory: 63 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 121 killed, 48 kidnappedGombe: 3 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.1/10, 90 killedImo: 8 incidents, High Risk, score 5.1/10Jigawa: 5 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.4/10Kaduna: 6 incidents, High Risk, score 5.9/10Kano: 17 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.9/10, 24 killedKatsina: 20 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.2/10, 14 killed, 44 kidnappedKebbi: 14 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2/10, 37 killedKogi: 22 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 13 killed, 45 kidnappedKwara: 25 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 13 killed, 315 kidnappedLagos: 22 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.2/10Nasarawa: 5 incidents, High Risk, score 5.7/10Niger: 169 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 920 killed, 114 kidnappedOgun: 12 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4.1/10, 1 killedOndo: 13 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.6/10, 61 killed, 4 kidnappedOsun: 100 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 11 killedOyo: 7 incidents, High Risk, score 5.4/10Plateau: 36 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 77 killedRivers: 11 incidents, High Risk, score 4.7/10, 2 killedSokoto: 38 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 89 killed, 45 kidnappedTaraba: 1 incidents, Low Risk, score 9/10Yobe: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Zamfara: 21 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 2 killed, 117 kidnappedAbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFCTGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Top hotspots

Fastest way to scan the states driving the current picture.

#1 hotspot

Niger

169 incidents, 920 killed, 114 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

#2 hotspot

Osun

100 incidents, 11 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#3 hotspot

Federal Capital Territory

63 incidents, 121 killed, 48 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#4 hotspot

Sokoto

38 incidents, 89 killed, 45 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#5 hotspot

Plateau

36 incidents, 77 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 1/10Improving

#6 hotspot

Kwara

25 incidents, 13 killed, 315 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

Latest incidents

Most recent reports in the selected window.

NNPC raises the alarm over widening energy skills gap

Niger • 21 Aug 2026

OTHER

Three rescued as thugs attack Bauchi community

Bauchi • 21 Aug 2026

OTHER

CAN chair urges Niger warring tribes to end killings

Delta • 21 Aug 2026

OTHER

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
Worsening
#3
Federal Capital Territory
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
63
121
48
Worsening
#4
Sokoto
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
38
89
45
Worsening
#5
Plateau
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
36
77
0
Improving
#6
Kwara
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
25
13
315
Stable
#7
Benue
Score 1.6/10
North Central
Severe Risk
23
22
14
Improving
#8
Edo
Score 1/10
South South
Severe Risk
22
85
13
Worsening
#9
Kogi
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
22
13
45
Worsening
#10
Lagos
Score 3.2/10
South West
Severe Risk
22
0
0
Improving
#11
Zamfara
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
21
2
117
Improving
#12
Katsina
Score 1.2/10
North West
Severe Risk
20
14
44
Worsening
#13
Abia
Score 2.2/10
South East
Severe Risk
19
10
12
Improving
#14
Anambra
Score 3/10
South East
Severe Risk
19
7
0
Worsening
#15
Borno
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
18
54
0
Improving
#16
Delta
Score 3.6/10
South South
Severe Risk
18
5
0
Stable
#17
Kano
Score 2.9/10
North West
Severe Risk
17
24
0
Improving
#18
Enugu
Score 3.1/10
South East
Severe Risk
16
2
0
Worsening
#19
Kebbi
Score 2/10
North West
Severe Risk
14
37
0
Worsening
#20
Ondo
Score 1.6/10
South West
Severe Risk
13
61
4
Worsening
#21
Ogun
Score 4.1/10
South West
Severe Risk
12
1
0
Improving
#22
Rivers
Score 4.7/10
South South
High Risk
11
2
0
Improving
#23
Adamawa
Score 4.3/10
North East
Severe Risk
10
0
0
Worsening
#24
Imo
Score 5.1/10
South East
High Risk
8
0
0
Improving
#25
Oyo
Score 5.4/10
South West
High Risk
7
0
0
Improving
#26
Kaduna
Score 5.9/10
North West
High Risk
6
0
0
Improving
#27
Cross River
Score 6/10
South South
Moderate Risk
6
0
0
Worsening
#28
Nasarawa
Score 5.7/10
North Central
High Risk
5
0
0
Improving
#29
Jigawa
Score 6.4/10
North West
Moderate Risk
5
0
0
Worsening
#30
Ebonyi
Score 6.8/10
South East
Moderate Risk
5
0
0
Worsening
#31
Gombe
Score 2.1/10
North East
Severe Risk
3
90
0
Worsening
#32
Bayelsa
Score 7.7/10
South South
Moderate Risk
3
0
0
Improving
#33
Akwa Ibom
Score 8.3/10
South South
Low Risk
2
0
0
Improving
#34
Bauchi
Score 8.3/10
North East
Low Risk
2
0
0
Improving
#35
Ekiti
Score 8.3/10
South West
Low Risk
2
0
0
Improving
#36
Taraba
Score 9/10
North East
Low Risk
1
0
0
Improving
#37
Yobe
Score 10/10
North East
Low Risk
0
0
0
Improving

Use the heatmap well

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

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