Gunmen Kill Six, Injure Two in Baruten LGA; Vigilante Fatality in Kaiama
Six people were killed and two others injured in a brutal attack at the Ilesah Baruba motor park in Baruten Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, following an assault by armed gunmen.
Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the Kwara State police spokesperson, confirmed that ten armed men launched the attack, opening fire indiscriminately at a relaxation area within the park. Six victims were killed, and two sustained serious gunshot wounds.
Ms Ejire-Adeyemi stated that a full-scale investigation into the attack has been initiated. She also reported a separate incident in Kaiama LGA on Sunday, 20 April 2025, where Yusuf Samba, a member of a vigilante group, was killed during a shootout with suspected bandits in Kainji National Park.
The Kwara State police spokesperson said three of the bandits were also killed, noting that an informant linked to the bandits has been arrested.
Ejire-Adeyemi warned that anyone caught aiding or abetting crime in any part of the state will face the full weight of the law.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Ella Supreme Tissue Paper Doyin Agbamu Ahmed Shuaib Buranga Patience Jonathan Niguel Gallando Marcias New Nigeria People’s Party ITEM 7 Kwara United Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Binta Abubakar-Mora Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Shuaib Olarongbe Ariyo Ibrahim Mashood Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu Isau Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Shuaib Boni Aliyu Radio Kwara Shao Abdulganiyu Oladosu Makama Kazeem Gbolagade IYA ALFA NLA Gbugbu International Market Garba Dogo Opobiyi Titus Suberu-Ajibola Elerin Of Adanla Irese Ajakaye Ayinde Oki Esinniobiwa Quareeb Aliyu U. Tilde Fatai Garuba Labaka Muhammad Yahya Offorjama Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Edu Bola Ahmed Tinubu Yemi Osinbajo Amusement Park Shagari Veterinary Teaching Hospital Special Adviser On Digital Innovation March 18 Saka Aleshinloye Islamiya Abdulraheem Trade Lenda SME Fair Wasiu Onidugbe Iliasu Salary Unilorin FM Mary Arinde Toun Okewale-Sonaiya Sango-UITH Road Garba Idris Ajia AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah Atunwa Afonja Descendants Union ASUU Usman Alkali Baba Alfa Modibo Belgore Admiralty Villa Bolaji Abdullahi Ibrahim Taiwo Photo News Dogara Amoyo Abdullah Janet Amudat Kulende-UITH Susan Modupe Oluwole Ayobami Akanbi Oke-Oyi Mohammed Haruna ITP Ijagbo Health Centre

