Bandits abduct Kwara monarch’s wives, children, attack police station

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.