IP address 196.40.218.131

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Yola North, Adamawa, NG
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS328177 — University of Abuja
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Lagos
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
196.40.192.0/18
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
University of Abuja
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
olumide.owolabi@uniabuja.edu.ng

Associated location

Yola North

Adamawa, Nigeria (NG)

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City
Yola North
District / county
Mbamba
State / province
Adamawa
Country
Nigeria
Postal code
640230
Coordinates
9.19497, 12.51491

Nigeria

9.19497, 12.51491

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Threat score

0/100 Low risk

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Flags detected

  • AnonymousTraffic from this IP hides its real origin (VPN, proxy or Tor).Not Detected
  • Known AttackerThis IP has been seen in attacks such as brute force, scanning or exploits.Not Detected
  • SpamThis IP has been reported for sending spam.Not Detected
  • TorThis IP is a Tor exit node.Not Detected
  • ProxyThis IP is an open, public or commercial proxy.Not Detected
    Residential ProxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
    Known Good BotThis bot is a known, legitimate crawler, such as a search engine.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • Cloud ProviderThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Not Detected
  • Corporate GatewayA shared egress gateway used by a company's network.Not Detected
  • RelayThis IP is a relay exit, such as iCloud Private Relay.Not Detected

No anonymity signals

This IP is not flagged as an attacker, spam source, Tor exit, VPN, proxy, relay, bot, cloud provider or corporate gateway.

Abuse contact

Olumide Owolabi

olumide.owolabi@uniabuja.edu.ng

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Name
Olumide Owolabi
Organization
—
Network
196.40.192.0/18
Country
NG
Kind
individual
Address
ITMS, University of Abuja,, Airport Road,, P.O.Box 117,, Abuja, Nigeria, FCT, Nigeria
Emails
olumide.owolabi@uniabuja.edu.ng director.ict@uniabuja.edu.ng
Phone numbers
+234 805 614 3993+234 803 944 6245

Autonomous system

AS328177

University of Abuja

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ASN
AS328177
Country
NG
Domain
—
Regional registry
AFRINIC
Organization
University of Abuja
Type
—
Allocated on
2017-06-08

Organization

University of Abuja

AS328177 No domain Type — NG

Associated company

University of Abuja

EDUCATION · uniabuja.edu.ng

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Name
University of Abuja
Type
Education
Domain
uniabuja.edu.ng

Network route

196.40.192.0/18

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Hostname
196.40.218.131
Route
196.40.192.0/18
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Lagos

2026-11-11 22:44

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Offset from UTC
1.0
Standard time zone
West Africa Standard Time
Standard abbreviation
WAT
Daylight saving time
No
DST savings (hours)
0
Observing DST now
No
Yola North

Africa/Lagos

UTC1.0

User agent string

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

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  • BrowserClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • EngineClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • Operating systemCloud
  • DeviceRobotAnthropic ClaudeBot
  • ArchitectureUnknown
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Response 
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  "hostname" : "196.40.218.131",
  "location" : {
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "NG",
    "country_code3" : "NGA",
    "country_name" : "Nigeria",
    "country_name_official" : "Federal Republic of Nigeria",
    "country_capital" : "Abuja",
    "state_prov" : "Adamawa",
    "state_code" : "NG-AD",
    "district" : "Mbamba",
    "city" : "Yola North",
    "locality" : "Yola North",
    "accuracy_radius" : "22.995",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "zipcode" : "640230",
    "latitude" : "9.19497",
    "longitude" : "12.51491",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/ng_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "12106081",
    "country_emoji" : "🇳🇬"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "calling_code" : "+234",
    "tld" : ".ng",
    "languages" : [ "en-NG", "ha", "yo", "ig", "ff" ]
  },
  "network" : {
    "connection_type" : "",
    "route" : "196.40.192.0/18",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "NGN",
    "name" : "Nigerian Naira",
    "symbol" : "₦"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "as_number" : "AS328177",
    "organization" : "University of Abuja",
    "country" : "NG",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : "",
    "date_allocated" : "2017-06-08",
    "rir" : "AFRINIC"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "University of Abuja",
    "type" : "EDUCATION",
    "domain" : "uniabuja.edu.ng"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 0,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 0,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "",
    "proxy_days_seen_30d" : 0,
    "proxy_days_seen_7d" : 0,
    "proxy_provider_count_30d" : 0,
    "is_residential_proxy" : false,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "bot_confidence_score" : 0,
    "bot_operator_name" : "",
    "bot_type" : "",
    "is_known_good_bot" : false,
    "bot_last_seen" : "",
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "196.40.192.0/18",
    "country" : "NG",
    "name" : "Olumide Owolabi",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "ITMS, University of Abuja,, Airport Road,, P.O.Box 117,, Abuja, Nigeria, FCT, Nigeria",
    "emails" : [ "olumide.owolabi@uniabuja.edu.ng", " director.ict@uniabuja.edu.ng" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+2348056143993", " +2348039446245" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Lagos",
    "offset" : 1,
    "offset_with_dst" : 1,
    "current_time" : "2026-11-11 22:44:58.915+0100",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.794433498915E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "WAT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "West Africa Standard Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "WAT",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "West Africa Standard Time",
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "",
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??",
      "build" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Behind the address

What the data tells you about 196.40.218.131.

Who operates 196.40.218.131?

University of Abuja operates AS328177, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is University of Abuja; the reported network is 196.40.192.0/18.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when University of Abuja reassigns the block, so treat Yola North as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is Olumide Owolabi. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 196.40.218.131 to Yola North, Adamawa, Nigeria. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS328177 and company University of Abuja. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 196.40.218.131 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 196.40.218.131 is Africa/Lagos. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 196.40.218.131.
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