Bandits Kill 5 Forest Guards in Kwara Police Camp Attack

Suspected bandits launched a coordinated attack on a Police Mobile Force camp in Nuku Village, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, early Friday morning, killing five members of the National Forest Guards. The assault occurred around 3:45 a.m. on April 10, 2026, with the gunmen shooting sporadically and setting fire to a police patrol vehicle and motorcycles belonging to the forest guards before being repelled by police personnel.

Kwara State Police Command spokesperson SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi confirmed the incident in a statement from Ilorin, noting that the bandits inflicted extensive damage on operational assets during the raid. "The attack claimed the lives of five forest guards who were fatally shot," she said. Police Commissioner Adekimi Ojo described the operation as intense gunfire exchange, adding that officers pursued the attackers and discovered blood stains along their escape route, suggesting several assailants were injured. No kidnappings were reported in this incident, and Ojo condemned the violence while expressing sympathy to the families of the deceased.

The attack has deepened anxiety in the rural community, where residents already grapple with...