Gunmen in Army Uniform Invade Kwara Community, One Killed, Another Injured
Punch reports that an unidentified individual was tragically killed, and another person injured last Thursday when gunmen, reportedly dressed in army uniforms, stormed the Oreke-Okegbo community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State.
According to information gathered, the heavily armed attackers invaded the community at approximately 7:00 p.m., spreading fear and chaos among the residents.
According to a credible source, “The gunmen shot one person at the Awere river, and all efforts made by the monarch of the town, Oloreke of Oreke, to contact the army stationed at Oro Ago proved abortive.”
However, the monarch, Oba Sunday Afolabi, Oloreke of Oreke, in a telephone chat, confirmed the attack, saying, “One person was shot and injured, while one other was killed.
“The bandits including a woman came into my community from a nearby neighbourhood and encountered some guards protecting some Chinese nationals working in a mining site in the area and snatched a gun to carry out their mission.
“After the attack, they got stuck at the Awere river after the Babanla town as the river was full and they could not cross, until the following morning when they were able to escape.
“They are not herdsmen, though they spoke Hausa language. I suspect they are foreign nationals from neighbouring countries”, he added.
The Kwara State Police Command spokesperson, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, said the command was aware of the incident and was working to arrest the criminals.
She said, “The command is aware of this information. Investigations have long begun to ascertain its authenticity.
“Notwithstanding, all security measures have been emplaced to protect the lives and property of the people in Kwara State. Further developments on the matter will be communicated soon”, she added.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Shao Ayodele Olaosebikan Najim Yaasin Rotimi Atere Atunwa Babaloja-General Ayo Salami Yakubu Shaaba Agboola Abdulraheem Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Government House Firdaos Amasa Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Dumagi Kwara Metro Park Danladi NULGE IYA ALFA NLA Abubakar Aliagan Shehu Salau Sa\'adu Salau Joseph Bamigboye Fatimoh Lawal Kale Bayero Olaitan Adefila Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman Justina Oha AbdulRazaq Jiddah Olupako Sabitiyu Grillo Owode Market Kwara Teaching Service Commission Ganiyu Taofiq Hassan Oyeleke Baba Adini Of Kwara State JSSCE Isiaka Gold NIPR Coronavirus Theophilus Oyebiyi Timothy Olatunde Fadipe Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Ilorin Like-Minds Joshua Adeyemi Adimula Ajikobi Amule Ojuekun Kwara State Geographic Information Service Owo Isowo Abdulbaqi Jimoh Owo Arugbo Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Tuesday Assayomo Adijat Adebiyi Mohammed Yisa Taofik Abdulkareem Ahman Patigi Michael Ologundea Bayo Lawal Kamaldeen Kehinde Fatai Garuba Labaka Yoonus Lawal Monthly Sanitation Dunmade Joseph Yemi Ajayi Turaki AGILE Programme Donatus Ejidike Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency Eleja Taiwo Banu Yoruba Bola Tinubu Ishaq Oloyede Shonga Marafan Shonga Abdullahi Samari LEAH Charity Foundation

