Bandits attack travellers in Kwara/ Kogi boundary

By Richard Elesho

Criminals have once again struck along the Ilorin–Egbe highway, attacking a commercial bus travelling between Eruku and Egbe, a border area between Kwara and Kogi states. It was not clear how many people were abducted.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when the bus was ambushed by heavily armed assailants who emerged from the bush without warming and opened fire on the vehicle.

In a trending video online, bullet holes are visible across the bus with bloodstains on the driver’s side, indicating that he may have been hit by a bullet during the assault.

It was gathered that the injured driver hails from Isanlu, while among the passengers were a man from Egbe and another yet-to-be-identified Hausa trader.

Residents of the area have called on the Chairman of Yagba East Local Government Area to urgently collaborate with his counterpart in Yagba West to take decisive action against the rising banditry along the Kwara–Kogi border.

The highway, a major route connecting communities in both states, has witnessed repeated attacks in recent months, leaving travellers in constant fear.