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
1.9/10

Severe Risk

Active states
33

with reported incidents in the last 7 days

Fatalities
3476

reported nationwide

Kidnapped
928

plus 98 injured

Quick read

Highest pressure

#1 Niger

129 incidents, 1144 killed, 827 kidnapped.

Lowest pressure

Yobe

No incidents recorded in the last 7 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: 10 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.1/10, 14 killed

Ranked state heat table

Top hotspots first, with direct links into state details.

7-day view
Rank
State
Zone / level
Incidents
Killed
Kidnapped
Trend
#1
Niger
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
129
1144
827
Worsening
#2
Federal Capital Territory
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
Adamawa: 2 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.3/10, 21 killedAkwa Ibom: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Anambra: 7 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4/10Bauchi: 2 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.6/10, 2 killedBayelsa: 4 incidents, High Risk, score 5/10Benue: 3 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.5/10Borno: 7 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 40 killedCross River: 14 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.2/10, 4 killedDelta: 5 incidents, High Risk, score 5.4/10Ebonyi: 1 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.4/10Edo: 5 incidents, High Risk, score 4.6/10, 3 killedEkiti: 1 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.3/10Enugu: 3 incidents, High Risk, score 4.8/10, 3 kidnappedFederal Capital Territory: 30 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 2027 killed, 49 kidnappedGombe: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Imo: 1 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 7.4/10Jigawa: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Kaduna: 5 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4.3/10Kano: 23 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 101 killed, 2 kidnappedKatsina: 4 incidents, Severe Risk, score 4.1/10, 6 kidnappedKebbi: 6 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.7/10Kogi: 6 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.6/10Kwara: 9 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2/10, 15 killedLagos: 20 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 43 killedNasarawa: 2 incidents, Moderate Risk, score 6.3/10, 1 killedNiger: 129 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 1144 killed, 827 kidnappedOgun: 7 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.3/10, 2 killed, 1 kidnappedOndo: 6 incidents, Severe Risk, score 3.6/10Osun: 22 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1.3/10, 5 killedOyo: 4 incidents, High Risk, score 5.4/10Plateau: 14 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 17 killed, 2 kidnappedRivers: 13 incidents, Severe Risk, score 2.4/10Sokoto: 24 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 29 killed, 8 kidnappedTaraba: 1 incidents, Low Risk, score 8.3/10Yobe: 0 incidents, Low Risk, score 10/10Zamfara: 16 incidents, Severe Risk, score 1/10, 8 killed, 30 kidnappedAbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFCTGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNasarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

Top hotspots

Fastest way to scan the states driving the current picture.

#1 hotspot

Niger

129 incidents, 1144 killed, 827 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#2 hotspot

Federal Capital Territory

30 incidents, 2027 killed, 49 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#3 hotspot

Sokoto

24 incidents, 29 killed, 8 kidnapped

Score 1/10Stable

#4 hotspot

Kano

23 incidents, 101 killed, 2 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

#5 hotspot

Osun

22 incidents, 5 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 1.3/10Stable

#6 hotspot

Lagos

20 incidents, 43 killed, 0 kidnapped

Score 1/10Worsening

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
30
2027
49
Worsening
#3
Sokoto
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
24
29
8
Stable
#4
Kano
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
23
101
2
Worsening
#5
Osun
Score 1.3/10
South West
Severe Risk
22
5
0
Stable
#6
Lagos
Score 1/10
South West
Severe Risk
20
43
0
Worsening
#7
Zamfara
Score 1/10
North West
Severe Risk
16
8
30
Worsening
#8
Plateau
Score 1/10
North Central
Severe Risk
14
17
2
Improving
#9
Cross River
Score 2.2/10
South South
Severe Risk
14
4
0
Worsening
#10
Rivers
Score 2.4/10
South South
Severe Risk
13
0
0
Worsening
#11
Abia
Score 2.1/10
South East
Severe Risk
10
14
0
Worsening
#12
Kwara
Score 2/10
North Central
Severe Risk
9
15
0
Worsening
#13
Borno
Score 1/10
North East
Severe Risk
7
40
0
Improving
#14
Ogun
Score 3.3/10
South West
Severe Risk
7
2
1
Worsening
#15
Anambra
Score 4/10
South East
Severe Risk
7
0
0
Improving
#16
Kogi
Score 3.6/10
North Central
Severe Risk
6
0
0
Worsening
#17
Ondo
Score 3.6/10
South West
Severe Risk
6
0
0
Improving
#18
Kebbi
Score 3.7/10
North West
Severe Risk
6
0
0
Worsening
#19
Kaduna
Score 4.3/10
North West
Severe Risk
5
0
0
Improving
#20
Edo
Score 4.6/10
South South
High Risk
5
3
0
Improving
#21
Delta
Score 5.4/10
South South
High Risk
5
0
0
Worsening
#22
Katsina
Score 4.1/10
North West
Severe Risk
4
0
6
Improving
#23
Bayelsa
Score 5/10
South South
High Risk
4
0
0
Stable
#24
Oyo
Score 5.4/10
South West
High Risk
4
0
0
Worsening
#25
Enugu
Score 4.8/10
South East
High Risk
3
0
3
Stable
#26
Benue
Score 6.5/10
North Central
Moderate Risk
3
0
0
Improving
#27
Adamawa
Score 3.3/10
North East
Severe Risk
2
21
0
Improving
#28
Nasarawa
Score 6.3/10
North Central
Moderate Risk
2
1
0
Stable
#29
Bauchi
Score 6.6/10
North East
Moderate Risk
2
2
0
Improving
#30
Ebonyi
Score 7.4/10
South East
Moderate Risk
1
0
0
Improving
#31
Imo
Score 7.4/10
South East
Moderate Risk
1
0
0
Improving
#32
Ekiti
Score 8.3/10
South West
Low Risk
1
0
0
Improving
#33
Taraba
Score 8.3/10
North East
Low Risk
1
0
0
Worsening
#34
Akwa Ibom
Score 10/10
South South
Low Risk
0
0
0
Improving
#35
Gombe
Score 10/10
North East
Low Risk
0
0
0
Improving
#36
Jigawa
Score 10/10
North West
Low Risk
0
0
0
Improving
#37
Yobe
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

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