[2] Ex-Séléka invaded Ngakobo on 27 August 2014 to kill Anti-balaka members, causing several people to die.

[5] The town faced an attack from armed groups from 7 to 10 February 2015 that caused ten civilians to die.

[6] Ex-Séléka attacked an IDP camp in Ngakobo on 4 December 2015, killing eight people and injuring several civilians.

[7][8] On 24 July 2016, ex-Séléka killed a teacher and two SUCAF employees, causing hundreds of the residents to seek refuge in the bush and the nearby villages.

[13] CPC attacked the joint FACA-Wagner forces' position in Ngakobo on 7 October 2021 for three hours, but were repelled.

[17] Due to the CPC's attack at the Digui crossing in May 2022, the residents fled the town and FACA sought refuge in the MINUSCA base.

On 12 January 2018, SUCAF temporarily closed its factory because of a workers' strike demanding the payment of the bonus and the resignation of the general managers.