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Armed bandits were reportedly on Rampage in renewed wave of attacks across Kwara’s riverine and forested communities, many of which have faced repeated kidnappings and killings in recent months.
According to the reports on Thursday, Bandits again struck Edu Local Government Area in Kwara State, killing one person and abducting another during an early-morning raid in Gbale community. Different eyewitnesses accounts confirmed that the attackers arrived around 2:00 a.m. but were met with fierce resistance from local hunters and vigilantes, who engaged them with superior firepower.
Overwhelmed, the gunmen retreated toward Bishewa settlement. In Bishewa, the assailants launched another assault, killing one of two stepbrothers in their home and abducting the other.
“They killed Ndako, the elder brother, and took the younger one, Audu, away,” a source told reporters.
The renewed wave of attacks has escalated tension across Kwara’s riverine and forested communities, many of which have faced repeated kidnappings and killings in recent months.
In response, the Nigerian Army has reportedly deployed a full brigade and heavy equipment to Kwara South and parts of Kwara North to flush out bandits from forest hideouts.
According to Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, troops were observed advancing through Oke Ode and Babanla in Ifelodun Local Government Area.
The operation, conducted under Operation Fasan Yanma, also covers the Edu and Patigi councils, where soldiers are combing dense forests frequently used by kidnappers for ransom activities
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