6 August 2026
Terrorism in Kaduna
OpenWatch has recorded 339 reported terrorism incidents in Kaduna State, 35 of them in the last 12 months. That is 17% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 3 of 33 among the states where terrorism is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
35
Fatalities · 12 mo
130
Incidents · all-time
339
Fatalities · all-time
2,330
Latest reported terrorism in Kaduna
4 August 2026 · Kauru
Troops of Sector 3, Operation Enduring Peace arrested a suspect linked to a recent attack on Naridon Village in Kauru LGA, Kaduna State. The arrest followed intelligence-led operations connected to the attack.
21 July 2026 · Kachia
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA repelled a terrorist ambush during a fighting patrol in Kachia LGA, Kaduna State, recovering an AK-47 rifle and ammunition from the attackers.
13 July 2026
Troops of Sector 7 arrested suspected arms traffickers in Kaduna State and recovered seven illegal firearms that were reportedly intended to be supplied to bandits from Jos. The operation was a targeted interdiction by military forces.
8 July 2026
Freed kidnap victims revealed that a 34-man terrorist group lost 12 fighters, including its leader, during a military ambush at Gwantu village on July 8. The group's leader, identified as Doro, was among those killed in the operation.
5 July 2026 · Birnin-Gwari
Armed bandits attacked farming communities in Birnin-Gwari Emirate, Kaduna State on Saturday afternoon, killing at least nine farmers and abducting an unspecified number of others. The attack was reportedly triggered after a failed motorcycle robbery attempt in which one bandit was killed, prompting the survivor to return with a heavily armed gang that assaulted farmers in the fields.
4 July 2026 · Birnin Gwari
Armed bandits killed nine farmers in Kakangi village, Birnin Gwari LGA, Kaduna State on Saturday afternoon after one of their members was killed by a farmer who resisted a motorcycle robbery on his farm. The surviving bandit alerted the gang, who then launched a revenge attack, opening fire on farmers working at their various farms.
1 July 2026 · Igabi
Two travellers were lynched to death by a mob in Gidan Kalu Village, Igabi LGA, Kaduna State on July 1, after residents falsely accused them of being thieves upon seeing them ride a new motorcycle. Despite the victims' explanations and some mob members reportedly knowing them, they were chased and beaten to death; six suspects have since been arrested and confessed to participating in the attack.
26 June 2026
Terrorists attacked Adara communities in Kaduna, killing two residents, injuring four others, and abducting seven individuals while looting property.
25 June 2026
Bandits launched a fresh attack on a community in Kaduna, resulting in nine fatalities and three injuries. The attack occurred during a burial gathering.
Other threats in Kaduna
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as terrorism in Kaduna State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 6 August 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 Kaduna risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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