Tag: #KogiNews
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ARMY RESCUE NURSING MOTHER, INFANT, AS KIDNAPPERS ABANDON VICTIMS IN KOGI
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a nursing mother and her six-month-old baby after suspected kidnappers abandoned them during a pursuit operation in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. The rescue followed a late-night attack on a residence near Solid Rock School in the Ijalu area of Egbe on Wednesday June 3,…
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COURT SENTENCES FOUR OWO CHURCH ATTACK SUSPECTS TO DEATH, ACQUITS ONE
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four persons linked to the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, to death by hanging. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment on Wednesday after finding Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, 25, Al Qasim Idris, 20, Jamiu Abdulmalik, 26, and Abdulhaleem Idris, 25,…
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TROOPS RESCUE 23 KIDNAP VICTIMS, RECOVER VEHICLES AFTER KOGI ATTACK
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, have rescued 23 kidnap victims following an attack by suspected bandits along the Ayegunle–Bunu road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi. According to an operational report made available in Abuja on Monday, June 1, troops of 12 Brigade, deployed in Kabba, responded swiftly to a distress call about…
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VIGILANTES KILLED IN LOKOJA AMBUSH, COMMUNITY MOURNS HEROES
Two volunteer guards lose their lives protecting Lokoja as residents urged to stay vigilant. Lokoja, Kogi State — In a shocking blow to local security, two members of the Volunteer Guards of Nigeria, Abbas Idris and Ibrahim Bello Hussain, were killed on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, while on routine patrol in Atsawa community near Jamata.…
