Bandits invade Kwara communities, abduct two

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night abducted unspecified people in Gaa-Alla and Gaa Oke Abba communities in the Isin local government area, as well as Famole community in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara.

The Tribune investigation gathered that the attacks were carried out simultaneously in a coordinated manner in the affected communities at about 10:00 pm.

The state commissioner of police, Adekimi Ojo, who confirmed the development, however, said that, “I can only confirm that in GAA-ALLA community that two people were abducted and that the police, in conjunction with the military and Forest guards, are on the trail of the assailants”.

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Sources in the communities also said that the suspected terrorists kidnapped scores of residents and killed one person during a gun battle in the Famole community.

A source said that at least two people were kidnapped by the gunmen in the Gaa-Alla community.

“In Gaa-Alla, two people were taken away by the terrorists,” the source said.

The source, however, noted that the exact number of victims abducted from Gaa-Oke Abba could not immediately be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

“The number of people kidnapped in Gaa-Oke Abba is still unknown because efforts are ongoing to determine the full extent of the attack,” the source added.

It was also gathered that the attack on Famole community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area turned deadly after residents reportedly engaged the attackers in an exchange of gunfire.

The source said one person was killed during the incident.

“The bandits’ attack on the Famole community at night resulted in one fatality after an exchange of gunfire.

Meanwhile, Famole is located along the Share-Okeode Road near the Oyi River in Oke-Ode Ward II of Ifelodun Local Government Area.