8 September 2026 · Birnin Gwari
Terrorism in Kaduna
OpenWatch has recorded 343 reported terrorism incidents in Kaduna State, 39 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
39
Fatalities · 12 mo
136
Incidents · all-time
343
Fatalities · all-time
2,336
Latest reported terrorism in Kaduna
8 September 2026 · Birnin Gwari
Army repels bandits attacking Gayam town
7 September 2026 · Kubau
Gunmen kill three vigilante personnel in Kubau
6 September 2026 · Kubau
Bandits kill vigilante deputy commander in Zuntu
6 August 2026
Nigerian Army troops arrested a Fulani youth leader in connection with a terror attack on a community in Kaduna State. The arrest was announced by the Defence Headquarters.
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.
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: 8 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 Kaduna risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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