LOKOJA, Nigeria: – Armed individuals killed at least five people during attacks on three communities in Kogi State on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Okay News reports that Nigeria’s Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed the fatalities in a public statement on Friday, August 7, 2026. Nigeria’s Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, directed security agencies to take control of the affected locations. “The Kogi State Government condemns in the strongest terms both the killing of the unarmed herder and the subsequent reprisal attack,” Fanwo said. State officials are currently coordinating with security personnel, traditional rulers, and community leaders in the region to restore order among residents of the impacted districts.