Gunmen Attack Odo-Ere Community in Kogi, Kidnap Four Residents Amid Rising Insecurity

Terrorists stormed Odo-Ere community in Yagba West LGA, Kogi State, abducting at least four residents, including Engr. Shina Ajere, Mr. Kehinde Afolabi, Damilola Ogun, and a woman known as Iya Lara. Eyewitnesses said attackers moved house-to-house, firing sporadically. The total number of abducted victims remains uncertain, heightening fears of more missing residents. Community members have called on Kogi State authorities and security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the victims. The incident adds to a series of recent attacks in rural Kogi communities, highlighting the worsening insecurity in the region.