LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-No fewer than six people were killed on Tuesday night after a gas-laden truck exploded at an Army checkpoint along the Abuja-Lokoja Federal Highway in Kogi State. The explosion reportedly occurred within the jurisdiction of the Chikara Division, triggering an emergency response by police officers, personnel of the Motor Traffic Division,…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The FRSC officer had reportedly died in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, after a brief illness. The abductors reached the family, demanding N450million for the victims to regain their freedom, Daily Trust reports. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted the remains of a late Deputy Corps Commander of the Federal…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 20 worshippers were abducted on Sunday, December 14, 2025, after gunmen attacked the First ECWA Church in Ayetoro Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Local sources said the attackers stormed the church while a worship session was ongoing, firing sporadically to create panic among congregants. Many worshippers…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Kogi State Police Command has announced the successful foiling of two kidnapping attempts targeting 23 passengers along the Lokoja/Kabba road on Monday. In a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, the operation was described as “part of sustained efforts to rid Kogi State of…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Kogi State Police Command has arrested one suspect following another attack on the family home of the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The suspect, identified as Jose Suberu, was reportedly apprehended at the scene of the attack in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area, on Tuesday. Confirming the development to…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The spate of kidnapping across the 21 local governments in Kogi State, between April 26 and May 20, has put the state under focus in recent times. A record of reported incidents in various communities within 25 days shows that over 28 persons were abducted, excluding those reportedly kidnapped in three buses,…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A night of prayers turned into a nightmare on Friday when armed men stormed a mountain-top vigil in Egbola area along Agbaja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting an unspecified number of worshipers. It was reported that the attackers invaded the remote prayer ground in the dead…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 18 passengers of an Abuja-bound ABC Transport bus in Kogi State. Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, the security adviser to the Governor of Kogi, confirmed the development to newsmen on Thursday. He noted that the incident occurred on Sunday, March 16, when the bus, which was…