Situation report: Lokoja LGA
Local government area, Kogi.
| Level High |
Coordinates 8°14′21″N 6°33′15″E 8.2392, 6.5541 |
Covers 1 LGA |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Map: LGAs shaded by twelve-month ACLED intensity (2025-10 to 2026-09); black outline = this local government area; dashed = state lines; squares = military installations (town level).
Conflict intensity, last twelve months (ACLED)
| Political-violence events | 25 |
| Deaths in those events | 42 |
| Attacks on civilians | 12 |
| Civilians killed | 13 |
| LGAs at extreme | 0 |
| LGAs at high | 1 |
| LGAs at elevated | 0 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lokoja | High | 13 | steady |
How it developed
Archive record
3 incidents in the Dustline archive fall here, with 4 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 |
| 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
| Air Force Headquarters | Abuja | 135 km |
| Army Headquarters | Abuja | 137 km |
| Defence Headquarters | Abuja | 138 km |
| Naval Headquarters | Abuja | 138 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.
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.