28 September 2026 · Bombing
Security in Gwoza
OpenWatch has recorded 132 security incidents in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, with 64 in the last 12 months. That is 6% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 2 of 22 among the Borno LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
64
Fatalities · 12 mo
277
Incidents · all-time
132
Fatalities · all-time
900
Latest reported incidents in Gwoza
Most recent involve law enforcement operation, kidnapping, bombing, terrorism
28 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Six ISWAP family members surrender in Gwoza
27 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops rescue escaped abductee in Gwoza
24 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops intercept woman fleeing ISWAP enclave in Gwoza
13 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Troops intercept JAS family members near Gwoza
13 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Two minors escape terrorist enclave in Gwoza
12 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops rescue eight abductees in Gwoza
10 September 2026 · Terrorism
Troops repel terrorist infiltration at Pulka base
8 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops intercept abducted woman, child in Gwoza
8 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops rescue woman, child near Gwoza
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About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Gwoza LGA, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report, and update hourly. Last recorded: 28 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Local government areas differ enormously in how closely they are covered by the press, so a low count reflects both a safer area and a quieter one. Coverage in this record is densest from 2026 onward. See the full Borno profile for state-level context, or the methodology for how incidents are collected.
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