28 September 2026 · Scam/fraud
Security in Lafia
OpenWatch has recorded 149 security incidents in Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, with 30 in the last 12 months. That is 22% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 1 of 10 among the Nasarawa LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
30
Fatalities · 12 mo
5
Incidents · all-time
149
Fatalities · all-time
359
Latest reported incidents in Lafia
Most recent involve law enforcement operation, kidnapping, scam/fraud, cult/gang violence
27 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police arrest firearm suspect in Nasarawa
27 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police recover pistol during accident probe in Lafia
24 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police arrest six over kidnap plot, cult killing in Lafia
24 September 2026 · Cult/gang violence
Two arrested over cult-related attack in Lafia
24 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Police rescue abducted victim in Nasarawa
23 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Four arrested over abduction, murder plot in Nasarawa
21 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Citizens arrest suspected kidnapper in Nasarawa
8 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police arrest two, recover rifles in Lafia
31 August 2026 · Law enforcement operation
Police arrest murder suspect in Nasarawa
Other areas in Nasarawa
About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Lafia 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 Nasarawa profile for state-level context, or the methodology for how incidents are collected.
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