kwara state news

The Digest: Suspected bandits have demanded a ransom of N1 billion for the release of eight members of the Evangelical Church of West Africa in Omugo, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State, who were abducted during Sunday service. Pastor Toba Omole, whose wife is among the victims, said the bandits allowed...

The Digest: Gunmen attacked a convoy in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday, killing two hunters. The victims were part of an entourage conveying the remains of three deceased hunters from Oro-Ago to Oke-Oyan for burial when the attack occurred just kilometres from their...

The Digest: A suspected bomb explosion has rocked the Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, with several lives feared lost. A driver identified as Zuberu was among those affected, and a woman has been rushed to Ilorin for treatment on the directive of the local council...

The Digest: Suspected terrorists attacked an ECWA Church in Omugo community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Sunday morning, abducting nine worshippers during the weekly service. Joint security operatives, including police, forest guards, and soldiers, pursued the attackers...

The Digest: A fire outbreak early Saturday morning gutted a motor park housing about 38 vehicles at Sawmill Garage in the Odo-Okun area of Ilorin, Kwara State. The incident began around 2:48 a.m., destroying two vehicles—a Toyota Sienna and an 18-seater bus with registration numbers JJJ876HJ...

The Digest: Bandits have issued a threat letter to three communities in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State - Ira, Inaja, and Aho, announcing a planned attack. The notification, reportedly dropped at Ira market, was signed by a group calling itself "Nigeria Terrorists Association...

The Digest: Panic has gripped residents of Ira, Inaja, and Aho communities in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State following the discovery of a threatening letter allegedly dropped at Ira market, warning of an impending terrorist attack. The letter, reportedly written by a group calling...

The Digest: Lucky Elohor, a 30-year-old digital entrepreneur and founder of Digital Chick & Grow Network, has died under circumstances that have reignited public concern over the absence of functional MRI facilities in Kwara State. According to reports, Elohor was involved in a road accident...

The Digest: Survivors of the deadly attack on the Woro community in Kwara State have recounted their ordeal, with many still missing family members days later. Danjuma Bagu, receiving treatment for a gunshot wound, stated he has not heard from his wife and six children since the attack...

The Digest: Pope Leo XIV has expressed sorrow over deadly attacks in Nigeria's Kwara State that killed more than 160 people. Assailants linked to a Boko Haram faction struck Woro and Nuku villages for over ten hours on February 3-4 with little security resistance. Eyewitnesses reported that a...

The Digest: Survivors of the deadly terrorist attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama, Kwara State, have disclosed that most of their assailants were teenagers between 15 and 18 years old, led by slightly older commanders. In harrowing accounts, the wounded victims, now receiving...

The Digest: The Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, has been entirely deserted following Tuesday's terrorist attack, with survivors and the village head fleeing the area. According to the Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Muazu Omar, the community is now a "ghost town" after...

The Digest: More than 50 survivors of the recent terrorist attack on the Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, are receiving hospital treatment for various injuries, including gunshot wounds. The Senator representing Kwara North, Sadiq Umar, visited the...

The Digest: The United States has issued a statement condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Kwara State, Nigeria, which resulted in over 160 deaths. According to the statement, the US expressed its deepest condolences to the affected families and described the incident as a "tragic and...

The Digest: The Village Head of Woro in Kwara State, Umar Salihu, has stated that terrorists attacked his community for nearly ten hours before security forces arrived, leaving scores dead and properties razed. According to reports in ARISE News and Vanguard, Salihu said distress calls began...

The Digest: Residents of the Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have recovered and buried 78 bodies following Tuesday’s deadly attack by armed assailants. The burial took place after Islamic funeral prayers on Wednesday evening, with victims laid to rest in groups of...

The Digest: The Nigerian Red Cross has confirmed that at least 162 people were killed in Tuesday’s attack on Woro village in Kwara State, revising earlier figures. This makes it one of the deadliest assaults in Nigeria in recent months. According to local officials, gunmen invaded the village...

The Digest: Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has stated that the massacre of at least 75 residents in Nuku and Woro communities was carried out by Islamic extremists. According to the governor, the attackers targeted villagers for refusing to adopt an extreme doctrine, choosing...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area in Kwara State, following a deadly attack by suspected terrorists on Nuku and Woro communities that killed 162 residents. The military operation, named "Operation Savannah Shield,"...

The Digest: More than 160 people have been killed in attacks on Woro and Nuku villages in Kwara State, western Nigeria, marking one of the deadliest armed assaults this year. According to local officials, gunmen from the Islamic State-affiliated Lakurawa group rounded up residents, bound their...