Terrorists, domestically dubbed as bandits, have reportedly attacked Igbonla group within the Irepodun Native Authorities Space of Kwara State, abducting a number of residents throughout a late night time raid on Sunday.
A supply, below the situation of anonymity, stated the gunmen stormed the group round midnight, capturing sporadically to instill concern amongst residents earlier than whisking away an undisclosed variety of individuals.
“The assault occurred on Sunday night time. We don’t but know the precise variety of individuals kidnapped, however a number of residents have been taken away,” the supply stated.
The incident has induced panic amongst locals, with many fleeing to close by villages for security.
The supply stated that safety operatives, together with males of the Nigerian Police Power and vigilante {groups}, had since been deployed to the realm to trace down the assailants and rescue the victims.
As of the time of submitting this report, neither the Kwara State Police Command nor the state authorities has issued an official assertion relating to the assault.
The newest incident provides to rising considerations over rising circumstances of banditry and kidnappings in Kwara South, significantly in rural communities.
Earlier, motorists in Osi and surrounding communities within the Ekiti Native Authorities Space of Kwara State have raised the alarm over alleged extortion by law enforcement officials deployed to fight banditry within the area.
The officers, who have been reportedly assigned to sort out rising circumstances of kidnappings and armed assaults in elements of Kwara South, have as a substitute been accused of utilizing their presence to harass and extort cash from street customers.
In a video, police personnel stationed alongside the Osi–Eruku freeway have been seen stopping automobiles and demanding cash from motorists.
The officers have been reportedly working with an Armoured Personnel Service (APC), which was meant for use for anti-banditry patrols within the space.
Within the footage, a visibly pissed off motorist narrated how the policemen had deserted their core accountability of securing the area from kidnappers and have been as a substitute preying on harmless travellers.
“They’re assigned to combat kidnappers, however they’re right here accumulating cash from motorists,” the driving force lamented.
“There isn’t a day the abductors don’t kill individuals on this space. Obo-Aiyegunle is there, Eruku is there — you don’t go there to face the terrorists, however you’re right here within the metropolis accumulating cash from individuals.”