Bandits Kill NSCDC Officer, Abduct Daughter In Fresh Attack On Kogi Community

June 9, 2026

SaharaReporters gathered that the attack occurred on Monday evening, throwing the community into panic as armed assailants invaded the area.

A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), identified simply as Mr. Ayo, has been killed while his daughter was abducted during a fresh bandit attack on Odo-Ere in the Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State.

SaharaReporters gathered that the attack occurred on Monday evening, throwing the community into panic as armed assailants invaded the area.

Sources told SaharaReporters that the NSCDC officer was shot by the attackers during the incident and was rushed to a medical facility for treatment.