24 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Security in Kwali
OpenWatch has recorded 71 security incidents in Kwali Local Government Area, the Federal Capital Territory, with 14 in the last 12 months. That is 5% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 6 of 6 among the FCT LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
14
Fatalities · 12 mo
3
Incidents · all-time
71
Fatalities · all-time
30
Latest reported incidents in Kwali
Most recent involve law enforcement operation, kidnapping, murder, armed robbery
23 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
NSCDC arrests three over Kwali pipeline vandalism
19 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police raid FCT crime flashpoints, arrest 300
19 September 2026 · Murder
Police arrest suspect who shot Okada rider
14 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
NSCDC rescues last of 16 trafficked minors
14 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
NSCDC arrests 13 over Abuja cable vandalism
6 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Suspect arrested for school vandalism in Kwali
25 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Man abducted from Bobota Village, Kwali
24 August 2026 · Kidnapping
Businessman abducted after mosque prayers in Dabi
21 August 2026 · Armed robbery
Gangs recruit minors for traffic robbery across Abuja
Other areas in FCT
About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Kwali LGA, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report, and update hourly. Last recorded: 24 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 FCT profile for state-level context, or the methodology for how incidents are collected.
Track Kwali live on the incident map.