Security forces launch rescue operation as terrorists raid Kwara town, kidnap emir's family members

Kwara Police Confirm Midnight Bandit Attack On Kwara Community, Say Emir Palace Torched, 10 Abducted

Suspected bandits carried out a coordinated midnight attack on Yashikira community in Kwara State, Nigeria, torching part of the Emir's palace and abducting 10 residents, while a simultaneous assault on the local police headquarters was repelled. Kwara State Police have deployed a joint operation — military, forest guards, and vigilantes — across surrounding forests, signaling an escalating armed-group threat in Nigeria's north-central border communities.