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.

7d14d30d90d
National risk
1.8/10

Severe Risk

Active states
37

with reported incidents in the last 90 days

Fatalities
18521

reported nationwide

Kidnapped
7720

plus 998 injured

Quick read

Highest pressure

#1 Niger

1138 incidents, 6574 killed, 3667 kidnapped.

Lowest pressure

Taraba

7 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: 176 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 969 killed, 32 kidnapped

Ranked state heat table

Top hotspots first, with direct links into state details.

90-day view
Rank
State
Zone / level
Incidents
Killed
Kidnapped
Trend
#1
Niger
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
1138
6574
3667
Stable
#2
Federal Capital Territory
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
328
Adamawa: 38 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 1079 killedAkwa Ibom: 46 incidents, High Risk, score 5.7/10, 2 kidnappedAnambra: 108 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.2/10, 61 killedBauchi: 57 incidents, High Risk, score 5/10, 4 killedBayelsa: 36 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.3/10, 5 killedBenue: 154 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.7/10, 121 killed, 66 kidnappedBorno: 123 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 431 killed, 275 kidnappedCross River: 60 incidents, High Risk, score 5.2/10, 7 killedDelta: 122 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.6/10, 53 killed, 125 kidnappedEbonyi: 22 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.3/10Edo: 127 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.8/10, 120 killed, 74 kidnappedEkiti: 34 incidents, High Risk, score 5.7/10, 28 killed, 18 kidnappedEnugu: 101 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.6/10, 24 killed, 248 kidnappedFederal Capital Territory: 328 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 4306 killed, 975 kidnappedGombe: 15 incidents, High Risk, score 5.7/10, 90 killed, 6 kidnappedImo: 109 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 2039 killed, 58 kidnappedJigawa: 24 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7/10, 3 killedKaduna: 132 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.1/10, 245 killed, 209 kidnappedKano: 145 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.9/10, 175 killed, 2 kidnappedKatsina: 89 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.5/10, 130 killed, 367 kidnappedKebbi: 62 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.4/10, 94 killed, 6 kidnappedKogi: 66 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.9/10, 76 killed, 156 kidnappedKwara: 105 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.4/10, 45 killed, 494 kidnappedLagos: 230 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.1/10, 224 killed, 28 kidnappedNasarawa: 29 incidents, High Risk, score 5.9/10, 5 killed, 10 kidnappedNiger: 1138 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 6574 killed, 3667 kidnappedOgun: 78 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.9/10, 45 killed, 13 kidnappedOndo: 82 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.1/10, 325 killed, 8 kidnappedOsun: 202 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.3/10, 25 killedOyo: 117 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.6/10, 21 killed, 43 kidnappedPlateau: 221 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 343 killed, 4 kidnappedRivers: 78 incidents, High Risk, score 4.4/10, 6 killed, 1 kidnappedSokoto: 195 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 165 killed, 321 kidnappedTaraba: 7 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.7/10, 1 killed, 2 kidnappedYobe: 16 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.1/10, 10 kidnappedZamfara: 133 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 682 killed, 500 kidnappedAbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFCTGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Top hotspots

Fastest way to scan the states driving the current picture.

#1 hotspot

Niger

1138 incidents, 6574 killed, 3667 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

#2 hotspot

Federal Capital Territory

328 incidents, 4306 killed, 975 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

#3 hotspot

Lagos

230 incidents, 224 killed, 28 kidnapped

Score 1.1/10Improving

#4 hotspot

Plateau

221 incidents, 343 killed, 4 kidnapped

Score 1/10Improving

#5 hotspot

Osun

202 incidents, 25 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 2.3/10Worsening

#6 hotspot

Sokoto

195 incidents, 165 killed, 321 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

Latest incidents

Most recent reports in the selected window.

Gunmen kill NSCDC officer, abduct businessman in Plateau

Niger • 20 Oct 2026

KIDNAPPING

Atiku seeks answers on Lekki shooting, economic hardship

Niger • 20 Oct 2026

OTHER

DSS Arraigns 5 Suspects over Kidnap of 20 Corps members

Imo • 20 Oct 2026

KIDNAPPING

Gombe transport denies bus attack, passenger abduction reports

Gombe • 20 Oct 2026

KIDNAPPING

Abduction of corps members: DSS arraigns three suspects, two others

Imo • 20 Oct 2026

KIDNAPPING
4306
975
Stable
#3
Lagos
Score 1.1/10
South West
Severe Risk
230
224
28
Improving
#4
Plateau
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
221
343
4
Improving
#5
Osun
Score 2.3/10
South West
Severe Risk
202
25
0
Worsening
#6
Sokoto
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
195
165
321
Worsening
#7
Abia
Score 1/10
South East
Severe Risk
176
969
32
Stable
#8
Benue
Score 1.7/10
North Central
Severe Risk
154
121
66
Improving
#9
Kano
Score 1.9/10
North West
Severe Risk
145
175
2
Worsening
#10
Zamfara
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
133
682
500
Stable
#11
Kaduna
Score 1.1/10
North West
Severe Risk
132
245
209
Improving
#12
Edo
Score 1.8/10
South South
Severe Risk
127
120
74
Improving
#13
Borno
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
123
431
275
Improving
#14
Delta
Score 2.6/10
South South
Severe Risk
122
53
125
Improving
#15
Oyo
Score 2.6/10
South West
Severe Risk
117
21
43
Improving
#16
Imo
Score 1/10
South East
Severe Risk
109
2039
58
Worsening
#17
Anambra
Score 3.2/10
South East
Severe Risk
108
61
0
Worsening
#18
Kwara
Score 1.4/10
North Central
Severe Risk
105
45
494
Improving
#19
Enugu
Score 2.6/10
South East
Severe Risk
101
24
248
Worsening
#20
Katsina
Score 1.5/10
North West
Severe Risk
89
130
367
Improving
#21
Ondo
Score 2.1/10
South West
Severe Risk
82
325
8
Improving
#22
Ogun
Score 3.9/10
South West
Severe Risk
78
45
13
Improving
#23
Rivers
Score 4.4/10
South South
High Risk
78
6
1
Worsening
#24
Kogi
Score 2.9/10
North Central
Severe Risk
66
76
156
Improving
#25
Kebbi
Score 3.4/10
North West
Severe Risk
62
94
6
Improving
#26
Cross River
Score 5.2/10
South South
High Risk
60
7
0
Worsening
#27
Bauchi
Score 5/10
North East
High Risk
57
4
0
Stable
#28
Akwa Ibom
Score 5.7/10
South South
High Risk
46
0
2
Improving
#29
Adamawa
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
38
1079
0
Improving
#30
Bayelsa
Score 6.3/10
South South
Moderate Risk
36
5
0
Worsening
#31
Ekiti
Score 5.7/10
South West
High Risk
34
28
18
Improving
#32
Nasarawa
Score 5.9/10
North Central
High Risk
29
5
10
Stable
#33
Jigawa
Score 7/10
North West
Moderate Risk
24
3
0
Stable
#34
Ebonyi
Score 7.3/10
South East
Moderate Risk
22
0
0
Improving
#35
Yobe
Score 7.1/10
North East
Moderate Risk
16
0
10
Improving
#36
Gombe
Score 5.7/10
North East
High Risk
15
90
6
Improving
#37
Taraba
Score 8.7/10
North East
Low Risk
7
1
2
Worsening

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

EndSARS: ‘Who gave the order?’ — Atiku says APC owes Nigerians answers six years on

Niger • 20 Oct 2026

OTHER

Six years after #EndSARS, police impunity persists – RULAAC

Niger • 20 Oct 2026

OTHER

Soldiers rescue 27 kidnapped victims in Katsina, recover motorcycle

Katsina • 20 Oct 2026

KIDNAPPING

27 kidnapped