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
6294

reported nationwide

Kidnapped
2113

plus 197 injured

Quick read

Highest pressure

#1 Niger

385 incidents, 2089 killed, 948 kidnapped.

Lowest pressure

Taraba

2 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: 42 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.3/10, 32 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
385
2089
948
Improving
#2
Osun
Score 1/10
South West
Severe Risk
147
Adamawa: 14 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 953 killedAkwa Ibom: 7 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.5/10Anambra: 36 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.3/10, 15 killedBauchi: 6 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.6/10, 3 killedBayelsa: 11 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.2/10Benue: 39 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.4/10, 26 killed, 14 kidnappedBorno: 44 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 143 killed, 46 kidnappedCross River: 21 incidents, High Risk, score 4.9/10, 4 killedDelta: 31 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4/10, 6 killedEbonyi: 10 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.8/10Edo: 44 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.2/10, 88 killed, 20 kidnappedEkiti: 7 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.6/10Enugu: 28 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.4/10, 6 killed, 6 kidnappedFederal Capital Territory: 129 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 2176 killed, 110 kidnappedGombe: 4 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4/10, 90 killedImo: 21 incidents, High Risk, score 4.8/10Jigawa: 10 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.6/10Kaduna: 32 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.2/10, 60 killed, 153 kidnappedKano: 48 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.3/10, 132 killed, 2 kidnappedKatsina: 31 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.7/10, 16 killed, 118 kidnappedKebbi: 23 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.2/10, 37 killedKogi: 34 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.3/10, 13 killed, 49 kidnappedKwara: 52 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 28 killed, 315 kidnappedLagos: 65 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.6/10, 55 killed, 14 kidnappedNasarawa: 8 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.4/10, 1 killedNiger: 385 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 2089 killed, 948 kidnappedOgun: 27 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.6/10, 6 killed, 8 kidnappedOndo: 23 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.9/10, 61 killed, 4 kidnappedOsun: 147 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 16 killedOyo: 17 incidents, High Risk, score 5.2/10Plateau: 69 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 104 killed, 2 kidnappedRivers: 33 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.9/10, 2 killedSokoto: 82 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 122 killed, 127 kidnappedTaraba: 2 incidents, Low Risk, score 9.1/10Yobe: 4 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.7/10Zamfara: 47 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 10 killed, 165 kidnappedAbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFCTGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Top hotspots

Fastest way to scan the states driving the current picture.

#1 hotspot

Niger

385 incidents, 2089 killed, 948 kidnapped

Score 1/10Improving

#2 hotspot

Osun

147 incidents, 16 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#3 hotspot

Federal Capital Territory

129 incidents, 2176 killed, 110 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#4 hotspot

Sokoto

82 incidents, 122 killed, 127 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#5 hotspot

Plateau

69 incidents, 104 killed, 2 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

#6 hotspot

Lagos

65 incidents, 55 killed, 14 kidnapped

Score 1.6/10Improving

Latest incidents

Most recent reports in the selected window.

Officers detained over death of commercial driver

Rivers • 31 Aug 2026

OTHER

C’River guard arrested over sexual assault of eight-year-old

Cross River • 31 Aug 2026

OTHER

Kano targets 10,000 drug users for rehabilitation

Kano • 31 Aug 2026

OTHER

Troops kill terrorists, recover weapons in Katsina, Sokoto, Plateau

Sokoto • 31 Aug 2026

TERRORISM

Newborn baby found abandoned in Benue forest

Abia • 30 Aug 2026

OTHER
16
0
Worsening
#3
Federal Capital Territory
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
129
2176
110
Worsening
#4
Sokoto
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
82
122
127
Worsening
#5
Plateau
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
69
104
2
Stable
#6
Lagos
Score 1.6/10
South West
Severe Risk
65
55
14
Improving
#7
Kwara
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
52
28
315
Stable
#8
Kano
Score 1.3/10
North West
Severe Risk
48
132
2
Worsening
#9
Zamfara
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
47
10
165
Worsening
#10
Borno
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
44
143
46
Improving
#11
Edo
Score 1.2/10
South South
Severe Risk
44
88
20
Stable
#12
Abia
Score 2.3/10
South East
Severe Risk
42
32
12
Improving
#13
Benue
Score 2.4/10
North Central
Severe Risk
39
26
14
Improving
#14
Anambra
Score 3.3/10
South East
Severe Risk
36
15
0
Worsening
#15
Kogi
Score 2.3/10
North Central
Severe Risk
34
13
49
Stable
#16
Rivers
Score 3.9/10
South South
Severe Risk
33
2
0
Worsening
#17
Kaduna
Score 1.2/10
North West
Severe Risk
32
60
153
Improving
#18
Katsina
Score 1.7/10
North West
Severe Risk
31
16
118
Improving
#19
Delta
Score 4/10
South South
Severe Risk
31
6
0
Improving
#20
Enugu
Score 3.4/10
South East
Severe Risk
28
6
6
Worsening
#21
Ogun
Score 3.6/10
South West
Severe Risk
27
6
8
Improving
#22
Ondo
Score 2.9/10
South West
Severe Risk
23
61
4
Improving
#23
Kebbi
Score 3.2/10
North West
Severe Risk
23
37
0
Worsening
#24
Imo
Score 4.8/10
South East
High Risk
21
0
0
Stable
#25
Cross River
Score 4.9/10
South South
High Risk
21
4
0
Worsening
#26
Oyo
Score 5.2/10
South West
High Risk
17
0
0
Improving
#27
Adamawa
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
14
953
0
Worsening
#28
Bayelsa
Score 6.2/10
South South
Moderate Risk
11
0
0
Improving
#29
Jigawa
Score 6.6/10
North West
Moderate Risk
10
0
0
Improving
#30
Ebonyi
Score 6.8/10
South East
Moderate Risk
10
0
0
Improving
#31
Nasarawa
Score 6.4/10
North Central
Moderate Risk
8
1
0
Improving
#32
Akwa Ibom
Score 7.5/10
South South
Moderate Risk
7
0
0
Improving
#33
Ekiti
Score 7.6/10
South West
Moderate Risk
7
0
0
Improving
#34
Bauchi
Score 7.6/10
North East
Moderate Risk
6
3
0
Improving
#35
Gombe
Score 4/10
North East
Severe Risk
4
90
0
Improving
#36
Yobe
Score 7.7/10
North East
Moderate Risk
4
0
0
Improving
#37
Taraba
Score 9.1/10
North East
Low Risk
2
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

APC Chairman: Atiku’s Subsidy Plan Will Kill Minimum Wage

Niger • 30 Aug 2026

OTHER

In Anambra State, the fox now guards the chicken coop, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Abia • 30 Aug 2026

OTHER

Bandits kill eight farmers, injure five others in Sokoto community

Sokoto • 30 Aug 2026

BANDITRY

8 killed