Situation report: Kogi State
State.
| Level Extreme |
Coordinates 7°38′10″N 6°50′56″E 7.6360, 6.8490 |
Covers 21 LGAs |
Report date 2026-09-28 |
Under a US Level 4 advisory: Terrorism and kidnapping.
Map: LGAs shaded by twelve-month ACLED intensity (2025-10 to 2026-09); black outline = this state; dashed = state lines; squares = military installations (town level).
Conflict intensity, last twelve months (ACLED)
| Political-violence events | 219 |
| Deaths in those events | 248 |
| Attacks on civilians | 163 |
| Civilians killed | 146 |
| LGAs at extreme | 1 |
| LGAs at high | 7 |
| LGAs at elevated | 12 |
Where it concentrates
| LGA | Level | Civ. killed | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yagba West | Extreme | 39 | rising |
| Kabba/Bunu | High | 19 | rising |
| Dekina | High | 18 | rising |
| Lokoja | High | 13 | steady |
| Ankpa | High | 12 | rising |
| Ofu | High | 11 | rising |
| Yagba East | High | 6 | rising |
| Okene | High | 2 | rising |
| Omala | Elevated | 7 | falling |
| Ibaji | Elevated | 5 | new |
| Mopa-Muro | Elevated | 4 | new |
| Bassa | Elevated | 3 | rising |
| Adavi | Elevated | 2 | falling |
| Ijumu | Elevated | 2 | rising |
| Ajaokuta | Elevated | 1 | rising |
How it developed
Archive record
6 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) |
| 2022-05-29 | Kabba/Bu, Kogi | Boko Haram — Okepadi, Kabba/Bu, Kogi (2022-05-29) |
| 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).
Named danger areas: Kogi axis (Lokoja–Okene–Abuja road)
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.