Nigeria’s anti-drug agency has seized 10,000 Captagon pills in Kwara State during a wider crackdown across the country. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said officers on patrol along Bode Saadu Road in Kwara State intercepted a passenger vehicle on April 21 and found the pills on a 33-year-old suspect, Nasiru Mu’azu. Officials also recovered nine…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He briefed the leader on recent attacks in Kaiama Local Government Area. The governor expressed gratitude for swift federal action. Attack Details Suspected bandits struck Woro and Nuku communities on Tuesday evening. They killed over 100 people, including women and children. Additionally the assault…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the rescue of 38 worshippers kidnapped in Eruku, Kwara State, and 51 students taken from a Catholic school in Niger State. He said the operations show his administration’s steady progress in tackling insecurity. In a statement on Sunday, the President stressed that no Nigerian should live in fear. He explained…
The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun at Oke-Ado Street in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, became the scene of a horrifying attack last Tuesday evening. The congregation, gathered for a thanksgiving service celebrating the release of 18 previously abducted residents, was unaware that danger loomed nearby. Bandits Lay in Wait According to…
The Kwara State Government ordered the immediate closure of schools in four local government areas. The move comes after rising security threats in the region. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kwara State chapter, confirmed the closure on Wednesday. Schools in Isin, Irepodun, Ifelodun, and Ekiti LGAs are affected. NUT Chairman Yusuf Agboola said the…
