Gunmen Kill Five, Abduct Several Passengers in Kogi State

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 31/01/2026
Gunmen ambushed a commercial bus traveling from Abuja to Ilesha along the Oshokoshoko/Agbede Highway in Kogi State early Friday morning, killing at least five passengers and abducting several others.The attack occurred around 12:10 a.m. on January 30, 2026, near a military checkpoint on the busy route. Heavily armed assailants blocked the highway and opened fire indiscriminately on vehicles in transit.The targeted vehicle was an 18-seater Toyota bus with Jigawa State registration number HJA 687 YD, carrying passengers from the Federal Capital Territory to Osun State. The bus was riddled (…)
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