Tag: Kwara State

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Army Dismisses Report Claiming Bandits Overran Troops, Seized Weapons in Kwara

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports alleging that armed bandits ambushed and overpowered its troops, carting away heavy weapons and ammunition in Obanla, Kwara State. Earlier on Sunday, SaharaReporters had published an exclusive report claiming that a group of bandits seized six General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) and over 30,000 rounds of ammunition from a […]

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Terrorists Kill Kwara ECWA Pastor After Collecting ₦5m Ransom

Community devastated as bandits demand more despite initial payment A wave of grief has swept through Ekati village in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State following the killing of Reverend James Audu Issa, a pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), by terrorists who abducted him in late August 2025. The cleric was […]

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Kwara Police Warn Officers Against Extortion, Illegal Phone Checks

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, has warned officers in the command against engaging in extortion, harassment, unlawful phone searches, and profiling youths as “Yahoo boys.” Speaking on Friday in Ilorin to Deputy Commissioners, Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Commanders, Ojo said the directive aligns with instructions from the Inspector-General of […]

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Troops Track, Kill Arms Smuggler Moving Rifles from Kaduna to Kwara

Troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted and killed a suspected arms courier attempting to smuggle assault rifles into a Kwara State community. The operation led to the recovery of five AK-47 rifles and three magazines hidden inside a charcoal sack. According to a military statement, the operation was conducted on Thursday, September 25, 2025, […]

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One Killed, Six Abducted as Bandits Raid Kwara Communities — Police Launch Manhunt

Tragedy struck Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday as armed bandits attacked the Motokun and Agboro communities, killing one person, abducting six others, and leaving several residents injured. In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident. She said six residents of […]

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Kwara Govt Relocates NYSC Orientation Camp to Ilorin Amid Rising Bandit Attacks

The Kwara State government has announced the temporary relocation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp from Yikpata in Edu Local Government Area to the Kwara State Polytechnic campus along Old Jebba Road, Ilorin, following escalating security concerns. The NYSC State Coordinator, Mr. Joshua Onifade, disclosed this at a press briefing in […]

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Kwara Residents Shut Down Major Road, Demand Action After Mass Abduction

Residents of Eleyin in Isanlu-Isin, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Saturday staged a massive protest, blocking a major road to demand urgent government intervention following a spate of kidnappings in the area. According to eyewitnesses, gunmen suspected to be terrorists abducted seven people — three wives, their husband, and three children — […]

Crime News

Kwara Police Confirm Murder of Pregnant Woman, Arrest Husband’s Younger Brother

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome killing of 39-year-old Mrs. Esther Enemo, a pregnant woman, in Temidire community along Egbejila Road, Ilorin, the state capital. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, August 21, 2025. According […]

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Kwara South Residents Flee Homes as Kidnapping Crisis Escalates

Communities across Kwara South have been thrown into panic as a surge in kidnapping incidents forces hundreds of residents to abandon their ancestral homes. The worst-hit areas include Sabe, Ologomo, Alabe, and Babanla in Ifelodun Local Government Area, where bandit attacks have become routine. Eyewitnesses reported that families, including women and children, were seen at […]

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