Three suspected kidnappers killed as troops raid forests in Kogi

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, person killed 3 suspected kidnappers during a follow-up cognition successful Edimogbo and Obele forests successful Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

According to a station shared connected X by information expert Zagazola Makama, the cognition was carried retired astatine astir 7:30 a.m. connected Wednesday, November 4, 2026, by troops of the 21 Battalion Quick Response Force, QRF, moving alongside unit of the Kogi State Vigilante Service, KSVS, Alloma.

Security sources told Makama that the cognition was portion of ongoing efforts by the troops to way down and flush retired suspected kidnappers believed to beryllium operating successful the area.

The latest cognition followed earlier raids and hunt activities successful Edimogbo Forest, wherever troops had been moving to find the fleeing suspects.

According to the sources, the soldiers extended their hunt from Edimogbo Forest towards the wide country of Obele successful pursuit of the suspected criminals.

The troops yet made interaction with the fleeing suspects during the operation.

"The suspected kidnappers reportedly attempted to flight aft sighting the advancing troops but were overwhelmed by the soldiers' superior firepower," Makama said.

Three of the suspects were killed during the encounter.

Three suspected kidnappers killed arsenic troops raid forests successful Kogi