Bandits Strike Jege, Kidnap Residents as Insecurity Worsens in Kogi

Residents of Jege, a community in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, were thrown into panic on Monday night, December 15, 2025, following a violent invasion by suspected bandits. Local sources who spoke with Sahara Reporters said the attackers struck under the cover of darkness, abducting an unspecified number of residents and leaving […]

Kogi Pastor Abduction: Kidnappers Demand ₦500 Million as Security Forces Intensify Search

The gunmen who stormed the Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, have reportedly contacted the family of the church’s pastor, Orlando, demanding an enormous ₦500 million ransom for his release. Several worshippers were also taken during the early-morning attack on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Family sources who […]

Youths Block Kwara–Kogi Highway As Terrorists Kill Three, Abduct Worshippers In Eruku

Tension boiled over in Eruku, a community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Wednesday as enraged residents took to the Kwara–Kogi highway, blocking the major interstate corridor to decry yet another deadly terrorist attack in the area. By dawn, youths had already dragged tree trunks, planks, tyres, and other makeshift barricades […]