Kogi State

June 10, (THEWILL) — Bandits, on Wednesday, invaded Government Secondary School, Iluke, in the Bunu District of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing three persons, including a vice principal and a six-year-old child, in an attack that...

June 1 (THEWILL) — Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have shattered a kidnapping operation along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, rescuing 23 abducted passengers in a swift counter-offensive that disrupted the...

May 18, (THEWILL) — Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Kogi Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a sweeping victory in...

March 31, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Army has intensified its offensive against criminal elements in Kogi State, tightening its grip on terrorist networks with the successful bust of a logistics supply chain, the neutralisation of a terrorist, and...

February 05, (THEWILL) — The Kogi State Government has ordered the immediate and indefinite closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state following rising security concerns and intelligence reports pointing to potential threats. Governor Ahmed...

December 16, (THEWILL) — The Kogi State Government has confirmed the abduction of 13 worshippers following an attack by suspected bandits on an Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) church in Ayetoro Kiri community, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of the...

December 15, (THEWILL) — Kogi State was on Sunday thrown into fear and chaos as suspected bandits launched coordinated attacks on an ECWA church and several communities, killing at least one person and abducting dozens of worshippers and...

December 01, (THEWILL) — A routine Sunday worship service at a newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, turned tragic after suspected bandits invaded the premises and abducted the pastor,...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Two people have been confirmed dead after suspected bandits launched an attempted attack on Kiri High School in Aiyetoro Kiri, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State in the early hours of Wednesday. According to reports,...

November 03, (THEWILL) — In a renewed push against banditry in Kogi State, troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade have rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered a ransom sum of N3.8 million during a special operation along the...