•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...
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed concern over the surge in kidnapping incidents in Ondo, Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Niger and Plateau States, just as it condemns the reported attack on women who were at the gate of the Kwara State Government House on a Save Our Soul (SOS) mission. A press statement yesterday by [&h...
•An explosion Reports have it that an explosion went off around Yidi Road in Offa, a major town in Kwara State with police reportedly cordoning off the area. Details are however unclear as to casualties or scale of destruction as at press time, reports Daily Independent. But speaking to the media few minutes ago, police […]
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)in Kwara State has expressed concern that, no fewer than 507 persons were killed by suspected bandits between January and November 2025 in the state. Besides, the party said that, at least 377 people were abducted across major flashpoints in the state, reports Vanguard. The state chairman of the part...
•Governor AbdulRasaq of Kwara State In a joyous reunion, 38 worshippers abducted by gunmen have returned to their hometown of Eruku, Kwara State. In a press statement released by the Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Ekiti Local Government Council Chairman, Prince Dada Sunday, the abductees returned after a successful rescue operation led by ...
•Terrorists At least 11 residents of Isapa, a community close to Eruku in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have been abducted. The attack happened barely 24 hours after victims abducted during a church service were released, reports Daily Trust. A Christ Apostolic Church in Ekuru was holding a thanksgiving service to celebrate the [...
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