The Agbeku neighborhood in Ifelodun Native Authorities Space of Kwara State has accused the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq–led state authorities of abandoning them to the fear of bandits following a sequence of violent assaults which have left the as soon as–vibrant city fully abandoned.
In a Save-Our-Soul press assertion issued on Friday and signed by the Nationwide Normal Secretary of the Agbeku Group Growth Affiliation, Olajide Loqman Lawal, the neighborhood lamented what it described because the “evident indifference” of the state authorities to their worsening safety scenario.
In accordance with the neighborhood, Agbeku has been subjected to 5 main bandit assaults over the past two years, the most recent occurring on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Throughout the latest assault, a neighborhood Chief, Jimoh Atanda was killed, a girl was shot and left critically injured, two residents have been kidnapped, and several other outlets have been looted by the assailants ‹as documented on web page 1 of the discharge.
Following the incident, panic unfold throughout the neighborhood, forcing residents to flee en masse and leaving Agbeku fully abandoned.
The ACDA famous that regardless of formally notifying the Govt Governor, the Kwara State Police Command, the Governor’s safety aides, and the Chairman of Ifelodun Native Authorities concerning the looming hazard, no significant response was obtained from the state authorities.
“Probably the most worrisome factor is that the Kwara State Authorities has largely deserted us to our plight,” the assertion reads. “Our empty neighborhood stays susceptible to hoodlums and vandals who could wish to exploit this example to wreak extra havoc on our deserted homes”
Whereas appreciating the Ifelodun Native Authorities Chairman for personally visiting the neighborhood, attending the Fidau prayers of the slain Chief, and providing {financial} assist to victims, the ACDA stated the state authorities has achieved nothing to reassure the individuals of security or facilitate their return.
The affiliation known as on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to urgently deploy safety companies to Agbeku, restore the police submit that was shut down years in the past, and take steps to allow the displaced residents to soundly return house. It warned that until pressing measures are carried out, the neighborhood dangers being “wiped off from the map of Kwara State” ‹web page 2› .
As on the time of submitting this report, the Kwara State Authorities has not issued any official response to the misery name from Agbeku.