•Terrorists ‎‎‎Gunmen, suspected to be terrorists, have reportedly killed five people in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday morning in Kemanji, a border community, reports Channels TV. ‎Kemanji is also the headquarters of Kemanji Ward in the local government area. Some resident...
•Alaafin of Oyo and gunmen  The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has raised concerns over the level of insecurity in the South-West region, Kwara, and parts of Kogi State and wants the federal and state governments to ramp up efforts to address it. This is according to a statement on Friday by the Director, […]
•Bandits Residents of Omugo community in Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have raised alarm over the continued captivity of eight abducted worshippers, revealing that kidnappers are insisting on a ₦150 million ransom for their release. They called for urgent intervention from the government and security agencie...
•A bomb explosion Several people are feared dead following a bomb explosion involving a commercial bus near Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to the military, the incident occurred in the early hours of today, Monday, March 23, 2026, when a commercial vehicle travelling from Wurumakoto Village in Kaiama LGA...
•The protesting youths besiege Government House in Ilorin Youths from Kwara North have demanded an immediate end to the incessant killings and bandit attacks ravaging communities in Edu, Patigi, and Kaiama Local Government Areas of Kwara State. The protesters, under the aegis of the Coalition of Kwara North Youths, stormed the Government House...
•Bandits The four people kidnapped along the Omu-Aran–Isanlu-Isin Road in Kwara State on January 5, 2026, have regained their freedom. It was gathered that the abductees were released yesterday, reports Channels TV. A security source who confirmed their release said, “The released individuals are receiving treatment in various hospitals in Ilo...
•Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara State Two Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kwara State—Edu and Ifelodun—have imposed a 24-hour curfew amid growing concerns over banditry and kidnapping. The councils said the restriction of movement is aimed at supporting ongoing security clearance operations being carried out by security agencies in ...
•Illustration of bandits invading a palace Coordinator of the Kwara South Joint Community Security Watch Network, Mr Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, talks about the invasion of the palace of the monarch of Adanla area in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State by bandits, reports Saturday PUNCH. Excerpts: What do you know about the kidnap incident ...
•Bandits Over 22 persons are currently being held captive by bandits in different communities in Kwara South, with their captors demanding an aggregate of over N400 million, foods and drinks as ransom. The affected communities, which include Adanla, Isapa, Isanlu-Isin and Owa-Onire, are those not captured by the military emplacements by the st...
•Terrorists Barely days after terrorists killed over 40 persons in Niger State last weekend, the marauders have again struck in Kwara, Katsina and Kaduna, kidnapping several victims, including a photo journalists. Seven persons were abducted in Kwara, following a failed attempt to kidnap the traditional ruler of Adanla community in Ifelodun Lo...
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