Ten individuals have been killed throughout a recent assault by some bandits who invaded the Woro and Nuku communities within the Kaiama Native Authorities Space of Kwara State.
It was gathered that the attackers stormed the communities of their numbers, killing over 10 individuals and burning down buildings and different property.
Plunging residents of the communities into mourning, the bandits had been mentioned to have launched the assault on the night of Tuesday, January 3.
Sources throughout the communities mentioned the attackers are believed to have been working from the dense forest of the Borgu Nationwide Park in neighbouring Niger State.
In line with sources, the bandits invade rural settlements in giant numbers at about 6pm.
They shoot sporadically into the air whereas inflicting panic with villagers fleeing into the bushes for security.
The bandits additionally specialize in shifting from house-to-house throughout the communities to drive occupants to desert their properties, resulting in large displacement of residents.
Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Authorities expressed issues over the lack of lives and the destruction of property.
Rafiu Ajakaye, the chief press secretary to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq mentioned the governor was monitoring the state of affairs personally
In line with Ajakaye, Governor Abdulrazaq has been absolutely briefed on the state of affairs by the heads of the state’s safety companies.
“The Governor condemns the assault, which he says is a cowardly expression of frustration by terrorist cells following the continued counter-terrorism campaigns in elements of the state and the successes thus far recorded,” Ajakaye mentioned.
He additionally claimed that the assault was a calculated try and divert the eye of safety forces who’ve just lately recorded successes in looking down kidnapping gangs and dismantling legal networks working round forested border areas.
As well as, Ajakaye mentioned the governor who additionally commiserates with the households of the victims, has ordered the safety companies to accentuate counter-terrorism operations in Kaiama Native Authorities Space and its environs.