…to establish Ansaru. According to the witness, Muhammad, whose father is from Okene, Kogi State, and mother from Borno State, had served as Boko Haram’s head of security and intelligence before breaking away to pursue Ansaru’s ideology of establishing Islamic governance in Nigeria and attacking foreign nationals.Make P…

…of us were taken captive. From there, our ordeal began. We were taken towards Okene in Kogi State, trekking through the Savannah for days. We slept on the bare ground and rocks exposed to the weather, with little food and no idea what would happen to us next. We were later moved to a mountain, where we remained under t…

…Sani (aka Abu Itisar). According to the prosecution, the defendants are from Okene LGA, Kogi State; Daura LGA, Katsina State, and Suleja LGA, Niger State. Led in evidence by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, Oyedepo Rotimi, SAN, the witness said the operation by security agents, leading to the…

…from their orientation camp in Bayelsa State were attacked and abducted by bandits in Kogi State. The abductors demanded a huge sum of money for their release, but the victims were later rescued by security operatives through intelligence-led operations. Similarly, on October 1, about 20 prospective corps members trave…

…told him they were taking him to the Kwara State Police Command but instead drove him to Kogi State You said in an interview with an online media outfit that your recent experience with the police was like a kidnapping. What happened? It was a harrowing, disturbing, and embarrassing experience. It started with a knock…

The councillor representing Ogugu Ward III in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Rosemary Aduku, has reportedly died after spending days in captivity. Her death was announced in a statement by the Chairman of Olamaboro Local Government Area, Dr Ameh Williams, on behalf of the Olamaboro Executive Council, on…

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection with the death of a 90-year-old woman, Mrs Juliana Joel, in Ogori, Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the state. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, with the suspect subsequently transferred to the…

A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Dahiru Abbah, to d3ath by hanging for k!lling his father, Dahiru Yusuf. LIB reported that the incident occurred in the Sarkin-Noma area of Lokoja on October 5, 2024. Delivering judgement on Monday, October 5, 2026, the presiding judge, Justice…

…the April 23, 2022, raid on Ogaminana Police Station in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, which killed five police officers; the February 7, 2022, attack on the Okene Area Command police station; and the December 24, 2020, attack on a naval checkpoint in Okene, Kogi State, in which two naval officers were kill…

…as Saida Haruna has died after falling into pit in Aloko Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred on Sunday, October 5, 2026 when Saida attempted to look into the pit that was allegedly dug by her brother and his playmate. According to one Muhammed Idris, the minor lost her balance, fell inside…

…Centre, Abuja; the 23rd April, 2022 attack on Ogaminana Police Station, Adavi LGA, Kogi State, which resulted in the death of five police officers, and the February 7, 2022, attack on Okene Area Command police station. “The terrorist planned and executed the 24th December, 2020 attack on a Naval checkpoint in Okene, Ko…

…reportedly forced fleeing gang members to release another victim the following day. In Kogi State, joint security forces rescued a telecoms worker who had been abducted by armed kidnappers dressed in military camouflage. The victim was part of a telecoms mast maintenance team abducted in the Kabba area. Four members of…

…members were abducted along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims, who were travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja, were attacked by gunmen on August 26. Security forces subsequently rescued the abducted corps members and other victims from Egume Forest in Ofu LGA. In May, a…

…of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide.Abobo, Kogi State - The family of Malam Jamiu Yaakub, an Islamic scholar and retired teacher, on Friday, October 2, 2026, announced his death.Legit.ng learnt that Yaakub, the Naibu Imam (Deputy Imam) of Abobo Central Mosque, Kogi State, died o…

…reported to have been kidnapped on Friday along the Adoka-Ankpa road while travelling to Kogi State for a burial. One of the protesters, who simply identified herself as Doshima, said, “Last Friday, some residents of this community hired a vehicle to attend a burial ceremony in Kogi State, but the vehicle they were tra…

…Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja?According to PUNCH, Ocheja is a lawyer and politician from Idah, Kogi State. He represented the Kogi East senatorial district in the National Assembly between 2011 and 2015, serving under the Peoples Democratic Party as a member of the 7th Senate. During his time in the upper legislative chamber…

…new bride…Photo Credit: IG/ Temilola Sobola Ocheja, a lawyer and politician from Idah, Kogi State, represented Kogi East in the Senate between 2011 and 2015 under the Peoples Democratic Party. He was a member of the 7th National Assembly and served on several committees, including Defence and Army, Appropriation, Gas,…

Kogi State chapter of Afenifere has congratulated Governor Usman Ododo and the people of the state on the 35th anniversary of the creation of the state. The socio-political organisation, in a congratulatory message by its chairman, Pastor Ben Ayo Abereoran, and secretary, Anthony Olusegun Ola-Odana, commended the Ododo…

…August 2026, troops arrested a suspected terrorist and his courier around Okene LGA of Kogi State. Between 24 - 26 August 2026, troops rescued two kidnap victims in separate operations within Lokoja LGA of Kogi State, recovering a weapon abandoned by fleeing captors. On 27 August 2026, troops engaged suspected terroris…

…Service Corps, NYSC, has reacted to the rescue of the sixteen Corps members abducted in Kogi State on 26 August 2026. The corps members were kidnapped while travelling from the Bayelsa State NYSC camp to Abuja after a successful Orientation Course. The NYSC commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Dep…

The family of an aviation student, Enejoh Faith, has commended former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello after his N30m intervention enabled her to complete her aviation training and move closer to fulfilling her childhood ambition of becoming a pilot. Faith and her family visited the former governor on Monday night to e…

…confirmed the rescue of 21 victims, including 15 NYSC corps members, from a forest in Kogi State.The rescued corps members were among those abducted while travelling from Abuja to Bayelsa State last week.The military also revealed it neutralised over 332 terrorists and rescued 610 kidnap victims across Nigeria in Augus…

Ten out of 15 NYSC members abducted in Kogi rescued The Kogi state police command has rescued ten out of the fifteen corps members abducted by suspected k!dnappers along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State last Wednesday, August 26. The victims were travelling from the NYSC orientation…

…exercise were abducted along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. A family member of one of the victims told Daily Trust that the abductors had contacted them to make known their ransom demand. "One of our daughters who was kidnapped on her way from Bayelsa State to Abuja after complet…

Sister of one of the National Youth Service Corps members abducted in Kogi State has appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the victims. The woman, identified as Chidinma, said her family was still grieving the death of their mother some months ago and could not bear ano…