Police recover corpse after bandits attack funeral convoy in Kogi

A corpse being transported from Lokoja to Benue State for burial has been recovered by the Kogi State Police Command aft suspected bandits attacked a ceremonial convoy and abducted respective occupants on the Ochadamu–Ejule Expressway.

The deceased, identified arsenic Augustine Ikwue, an authoritative of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), died successful Lokoja and was being conveyed to his hometown successful Otukpo, Benue State, erstwhile equipped men intercepted the Hummer autobus carrying his remains connected July 9, 2026.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Salisu Oyiza, said the deceased was being transported to his hometown erstwhile equipped men intercepted the conveyance and forced the passengers into the bush.

Security operatives comprising the police, subject personnel, members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria and Community Policing teams, according to her, instantly launched a coordinated rescue cognition aft receiving a distress report.

Oyiza explained that the abandoned conveyance and the casket containing the corpse were successfully recovered, adding that the remains had since...