Kidnapping — Alloma-Ejule Road area, Ofu, Kogi

Thirteen people abducted along the Alloma-Ejule Road in Ofu LGA, Kogi State, on Aug. 11, 2026, were released after troops of 21 Battalion mounted a search-and-rescue operation in the Emeweopada-Abocho axis of Dekina LGA. The freed victims were taken to the palace of the Onu Abocho.

Figures come solely from a Nigerian Army operational update relayed by NAN; no independent confirmation. The article bundles several separate events: a second Ofu incident in which four civilians were abducted along the Ochadamu-Okabo Road and a pregnant woman was abandoned/rescued; a Bokkos (Plateau) kidnapping of two civilians in which one was found with gunshot wounds; a repelled attack with unspecified abductions and rustled livestock at Jijira, Sabon Birni (Sokoto); and a foiled attack at Murish, Mangu. Only the Aug. Exact abduction date for the other events is unclear. Abducted and released both held at 13 on the single Army-sourced account; killed, injured and displaced left blank as not established. Case status set to resolved: the source reports all thirteen released and handed over at the palace of the Onu Abocho. Sourcing is government-only and uncorroborated, so the entry is held pending an independent account.

Alloma-Ejule Road area, Ofu, Kogi — exact coordinates not recorded; marker placed at the centre of the state.