Situation report: Kogi axis (Lokoja–Okene–Abuja road)
Named danger area.
| Level High |
Coordinates 7°45′00″N 6°33′00″E 7.7500, 6.5500 radius ≈ 45 km |
Covers 4 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Kidnapping along the federal highways that funnel traffic between the north and the south-west.
Map: LGAs shaded by twelve-month ACLED intensity (2025-10 to 2026-09); black outline = this named danger area; dashed = state lines; squares = military installations (town level).
Conflict intensity, last twelve months (ACLED)
| Political-violence events | 17 |
| Deaths in those events | 7 |
| Attacks on civilians | 14 |
| Civilians killed | 5 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 3 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okene | High | 2 | rising |
| Adavi | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Ajaokuta | Elevated | 1 | rising |
| Okehi | Elevated | 0 | steady |
How it developed
Archive record
5 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 16 deaths recorded.
| Date | Place | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Lokoja, Kogi | Troops of 12 Brigade arrest two suspects over armed attack on farmers in Kogi |
| 2022-06-02 | Okene, Kogi | Boko Haram — Idoji, Okene, Kogi (2022-06-02) |
| 2015-10-13 | Okene, Kogi | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Okene, Kogi (2015-10-13) |
| 2015-09-26 | Lokoja, Kogi | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Lokoja, Kogi (2015-09-26) |
| 2014-09-14 | Lokoja, Kogi | Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces — Lokoja, Kogi (2014-09-14) |
Military installations within 150 km
None on record within 150 km.
Advisories and named areas
US travel advisory: Kogi State — Terrorism and kidnapping (Level 4, do not travel).
Limits
- ACLED counts recorded events. Rural violence is under-reported everywhere, and more so where journalists cannot go.
- Levels summarise twelve months; a road can change within days. Current advisories and local security briefings outrank this report.
- Approximate extent drawn as a circle around a well-known location. It marks where danger is concentrated, not a line inside which it begins; the areas around it are not implied to be safe.
Sources: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), www.acleddata.com — aggregates via HDX, as of 25 September 2026. Boundaries: OCHA COD-AB Nigeria (CC BY-IGO). Map base: Natural Earth (public domain), naturalearthdata.com; state boundaries OCHA COD-AB Nigeria (CC BY-IGO). Archive: Dustline snapshot of dustlinemap.online, 22 September 2026. Advisory: US Department of State.