### [2026-06-10](/feed/2026/06/10/index.md)

##### Communal conflicts in Nigeria
# Three people are killed in an attack on a secondary school and its surrounding community in Kogi State, Nigeria, where security forces repelled the assailants after a shootout and launched operations to locate those who escaped. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-three-people-nigeria-school-attack-2026-06-10/)

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