Kidnappers Strike Kwara Community, Taking Five Hostages
A kidnapping gang has abducted five people, including a woman, her daughter, a visitor, and two men, in the Odo-Eku community, Isin Local Council, Kwara State.
The Guardian understands that the incident occurred around midnight on Tuesday while villagers were asleep. The assailants reportedly invaded the community, firing shots into the air to create panic, causing residents to flee for safety. During the ensuing confusion, the five victims were taken hostage.
Sources revealed that the kidnappers headed into the surrounding countryside on Wednesday, prompting local vigilantes, hunters, and security forces to mobilise in pursuit of the criminals and to rescue the abductees.
Confirming the incident, a community leader, Odofin of Odo-Eku, Elder Ogundeji, said: “The victims are Hausa farmers who live in Odo-Eku. Among them are a woman, her daughter, another woman who was visiting, and two men.”
Ogundeji added that police officers had visited the crime scene and assured residents of ongoing efforts to rescue the victims. Spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the attack, noting that it occurred around 1:15 a.m. on January 15. She said the victims, comprising two males and three females, were taken to an undisclosed location.
“Immediate deployment of security operatives has been initiated. The Police, alongside vigilante groups, are actively working to secure the release of the abductees,” Ejire-Adeyemi said, promising further updates as the rescue mission progresses.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Tunde Saad Emmanuel Bello Yoonus Lawal Ojo Fadumila Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Jamiu Oyawoye Sidikat Akaje Tunde Kazeem Atiku Abubakar Umar Danladi Shero ASUU John Mayokun Dada Danladi National Association Of Nigerian Students Sulyman Abdulkareem AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem Dogara International Aviation College John Dara Bello John Olanrewaju AGM Professional Services Ilorin Curfew Samari John Olajide Adedipe Asa LGEA School Lawal Olohungbebe Femi Agbaje Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Umar Yakubu Jaja Amoyo Jaiz Bank Simeon Ajibola Kayode Yusuf Ojuekun Sarumi Pakata Patriots Kale Belgore Sidikat Uthman Ajibola Ibrahim Gambari Obayomi Azeez Kwara State Television (KWTV) Orisa Bridge Abubakar B.M GRA Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Rebecca Olanrewaju Peter Amogbonjaye Samuel Adedoyin Radio Kwara Sola Saraki University Kaosarah Adeyi Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf Valsolar Consortium Abdulquowiyu Olododo Ilorin Amusement Park National Information Technology Development Agency Awoye Communication Network Support Services Opolo Global Innovation Limited Yahaya Abdulkareem Oyelere Oyinloye Halimah Perogi Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Ahmad Fatima Bisola Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Ayedun Abubakar Baba Raliat Islamic Foundation Hassan Oyeleke Sambo Murtala Kwara 2019 Tunji Arosanyin Standard Organization Of Nigeria Facemasks Oloriegbe

