The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed a coordinated night attack by suspected bandits on the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the Palace of the Emir of Yashikira, which resulted in parts of the palace being set ablaze and 10 people abducted.
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed a violent, highly coordinated midnight assault by suspected bandits on both the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the ancestral palace of the Emir of Yashikira in the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. In an official security update issued on Monday, May 25, 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed that the heavily armed bandits launched the multi-pronged invasion at approximately 2:00 AM under the cover of total darkness. The attackers aggressively targeted the royal facility, deliberately setting a section of the Emir’s palace on fire and successfully abducting 10 residents before fleeing into the expansive forest reserves that border the local government area.
Despite the surprise nature of the raid, police operatives on sentry duty at the nearby Yashikira Divisional Headquarters managed to successfully hold their ground and mount a tactical defensive perimeter. The officers engaged the advancing bandits in a fierce gun duel, unleashing heavy retaliatory gunfire that ultimately repelled the armed group from overrunning the station’s armory and administrative buildings. Though the station was successfully defended, the brief operational window allowed the retreating bandits to complete their raid on the civilian quarters near the palace, causing widespread panic and highlighting the growing security vulnerability of communities located within the state’s remote border corridors.
In direct response to the security breach, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, has ordered the immediate deployment of a massive, full-scale joint security task force to the area. The specialized rescue operation comprises conventional police tactical units, sister military agencies, official forest guards, and local local vigilante networks, all heavily mobilized to comb the deep interior bush tracks, track down the fleeing perpetrators, and ensure the safe release of the 10 abducted victims. Condemning the raid in strong terms, the police command reassured the general public of its steadfast commitment to regional stability. “These criminals have declared war against peace-loving citizens, and we are fully prepared to hunt them down relentlessly,” the CP stated, emphasizing that security architectures are being heavily reinforced to preemptively thwart future incursions.
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