At least 27 people were killed in a single day, Saturday, after heavily armed bandits launched a deadly assault on multiple communities within the Yagba West Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State.
The incident was confirmed by a military source on Sunday, who described the assailants as “heavily armed” with sophisticated weapons. The military official noted the shocking scale of the unreported massacre, stating, “Bandits killed 27 people in Yagba West, Kogi State, just yesterday. They invaded the area with heavy weapons.”
Yagba West LGA, the home district of Senator Sunday Karimi (Kogi West Senatorial District), has recently become the epicenter of a concentrated wave of deadly banditry, highlighting a severe breakdown in security across the area:
- Egbe Abduction: Just a day before the massacre, on Friday, bandits struck the community of Bareke, Egbe, near Senator Karimi’s residence. The attackers successfully abducted a woman and her two children from their home around 2 a.m., though the husband managed to escape with injuries.
- Ejiba Attacks: The escalation followed two major incidents in the Ejiba community. On Thursday, a commercial bus was attacked, and all its passengers were kidnapped, resulting in the death of a motorcyclist. The previous Wednesday, bandits stormed Bethel Farm, kidnapping three individuals.
- Widespread Terror: The series of assaults has forced entire villages to empty. A video released the previous Friday showed Okunran, a community in Yagba West, completely deserted as residents fled their homes following repeated deadly attacks.
These incidents underscore a severe and growing humanitarian crisis in the region, with residents urgently calling for intervention to safeguard their lives and property against the relentless armed gangs.
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