7 September 2026
Terrorism in Borno
OpenWatch has recorded 1,688 reported terrorism incidents in Borno State, 353 of them in the last 12 months. That is 73% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 1 of 33 among the states where terrorism is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
353
Fatalities · 12 mo
4,326
Incidents · all-time
1,688
Fatalities · all-time
22,109
Latest reported terrorism in Borno
7 September 2026 · Biu
Troops foil Boko Haram ambush in Biu
7 September 2026 · Gwoza
ISWAP attack on Pulka military base repelled
5 September 2026
Troops foil attack, recover terrorist bodies in Borno
4 September 2026 · Gubio
ISWAP ambush repelled in Gubio
3 September 2026 · Mobbar
Terrorists attack convoy on Kareto-Damasak Road
3 September 2026 · Gubio
Boko Haram bombs APC candidate's convoy in Borno
2 September 2026 · Kukawa
Troops foil terrorist attack, recover items in Kukawa
2 September 2026 · Bama
Boko Haram, ISWAP clash kills 23 in Sambisa
1 September 2026
Troops kill Boko Haram terrorist in Lamusuri
Other threats in Borno
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as terrorism in Borno State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 7 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Borno risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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