Sources familiar with the incident said the attackers were repelled following a brief but intense confrontation.
In the early hours of Monday, November 24, 2025, a group of armed bandits reportedly attempted to storm Odorum in Egbe, Yagba West, Kogi State, but were met with strong resistance from local vigilantes.
Sources familiar with the incident said the attackers were repelled following a brief but intense confrontation.
It was learnt that the prompt and coordinated response of the Egbe Vigilante Team prevented what could have been a serious security breach in the community.
Authorities and residents are still assessing the situation, but early indications suggest there were no casualties, and the local security outfit successfully defended the area.
Last Tuesday, SaharaReporters reported that gunmen abducted a timber supplier and one of his workers in Okoloke, a community in Yagba West, heightening residents’ fears amid a rising wave of kidnappings in the area.
SaharaReporters learnt that the victims were seized while carrying out their work on a farm in the area.
The attackers reportedly stormed the site unexpectedly, shooting sporadically and forcing the workers to flee in different directions.
One of the labourers, who narrowly fled the scene, confirmed the incident and told community members that the kidnappers overpowered the timber supplier and one of his staff before whisking them away into the forest.
Communities in Yagba East and Yagba West LGAs, particularly those sharing borders with Kwara State, have been experiencing a disturbing rise in armed attacks, kidnappings and other violent crimes in recent months.
