Gunmen invaded Idochie community in Dekina LGA, Kogi , razing several houses.
26 Jul 2025 · Idochie, Dekina, Kogi
Kidnapped
0
Perpetrators
Unidentified Armed Actors
Response
The Kogi Police Command confirmed the attack. The Dekina LGA Chairman said the gunmen targeted specific homes. The police spokesperson stated that an investigation was underway. The state government promised to rebuild affected houses.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Land/resource disputes, weak rural policing
Trajectory
Incident reflects persistence of armed attacks in Kogi.
Cycle notes
Dekina attacks continue to undermine household safety.
Pattern
Rural armed attacks
Related — Armed Attack
Boko Haram terrorists on six motorcycles attacked Kutuva village at dawn. They surrounded the village, set houses on fire, and shot at residents as they fled. The attackers killed four residents and abducted four women.
Approximately 50-80 insurgents on pickup trucks and motorcycles stormed Kawuri village, Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State, located 37km southeast of Maiduguri on the Maiduguri-Bama Expressway . The attackers, armed with AK-47s, explosives, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), surrounded the busy Sunday market and opened fire on traders and shoppers, detonating bombs throughout the commercial area . After destroying the market, they conducted a systematic house-to-house assault, killing civilians in their homes and setting over 300 residential houses and shops ablaze, razing the entire village
In a coordinated assault, gunmen attacked the police station at Bonny Yadi, killing three policemen and making off with weapons and ammunition. Simultaneously or in a related operation, the attackers set ablaze three churches and a school in the same town. The gunmen escaped after the attack, and no immediate arrests were made