29 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Security in Tsafe
OpenWatch has recorded 124 security incidents in Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State, with 47 in the last 12 months. That is 11% of every incident recorded in the state, making it 2 of 14 among the Zamfara LGAs with enough reporting to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
47
Fatalities · 12 mo
300
Incidents · all-time
124
Fatalities · all-time
671
Latest reported incidents in Tsafe
Most recent involve kidnapping, terrorism, law enforcement operation
27 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Bandits attack Tsafe-Funtua highway, abduct many
27 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops foil two kidnappings in Zamfara
27 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Troops foil abduction, rescue six family members in Tsafe
27 September 2026 · Terrorism
Army blocks bandits entering Tsafe town
25 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Bandits storm Tsafe town, abduct five residents
18 September 2026 · Terrorism
Bandits block Tsafe-Funtua highway
17 September 2026 · Terrorism
Troops repel terrorist attack in Tsafe
14 September 2026 · Law enforcement operation
NSCDC arrests nine over school vandalism
9 September 2026 · Kidnapping
Police rescue two kidnap victims in Tsafe
Other areas in Zamfara
About these figures
Counts cover incidents recorded in Tsafe LGA, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report, and update hourly. Last recorded: 29 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 Zamfara profile for state-level context, or the methodology for how incidents are collected.
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