SaharaReporters earlier noted that a fourth traveler, identified as a Hausa man, was also taken by the gunmen.
Three young men returning from their mother’s burial in Agboro, Kwara State, reportedly been kidnapped by suspected terrorists who are now demanding ₦10 million per victim which makes a total of ₦30million.
The victims; Isanlu Bidemi (33), Olumide (30), and their 17-year-old cousin, Moses were abducted on Sunday, December 7, 2025, along the Odo-Ogbe axis of Yagba East Local Government Area.
They were reportedly heading back home when they ran into heavily armed men.
SaharaReporters earlier noted that a fourth traveler, identified as a Hausa man, was also taken by the gunmen.
A family source described the situation as a heartbreaking double tragedy, revealing that the victims had just buried their mother hours before the attack.
According to the source, the kidnappers initially demanded ₦10 million per person, excluding the fourth abductee.
When the grieving family managed to raise ₦3 million, the offer was rejected. Instead, the abductors allegedly intensified their threats and beatings of the captives.
The abductors have been using a single basic torchlight phone, the only phone the victims carried during the trip, to make repeated ransom calls, further tormenting the distressed families.
Residents of Yagba East and Yagba West have expressed shock and outrage over the incident, condemning it as yet another sign of worsening insecurity in the region.
Community members described the ordeal as a cruel assault on a family already in mourning.
SaharaReporters previously reported bandits on Sunday afternoon, December 7, 2025, launched yet another violent attack along the Odo-Ogbe axis in the Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting four travellers in broad daylight.
The incident, which reportedly occurred around 2pm, has further heightened fear in the area, already plagued by a surge in kidnappings and armed raids.
According to sources, the victims were travelling on a motorcycle when the gunmen ambushed them on the isolated rural road.
The attackers overpowered the riders and forcibly led all four victims into the nearby forest.
Among those abducted is a young man identified by community members as Oju Lari, whose photograph has since been circulated locally in a bid to trace his whereabouts.
“They blocked the road suddenly and dragged them into the bush. The operation didn’t last more than a few minutes,” a resident who witnessed the aftermath told reporters.
“This road has become a hot zone. People are terrified to pass here.”
Community leaders are again calling on security agencies and the Kogi State government to deploy urgent, sustained action to restore safety, warning that many residents now live in constant fear as rural mobility collapses.