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.
Olaiya Victor Mobolaji Lanre Aremu Ilorin.Info Saadu Alanamu Gobir Organization Foundation Salman Suleiman Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Kudirat Arinola Lawal Isiaka Oniwa Razaq Atunwa Kemi Adeosun Folashade Omoniyi Ibrahim Agboola Gambari Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku Senate CKNG Alikinla Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade Bukola Ajikobi Abdulkarim Adisa Nnazua Owo Arugbo Wasiu Onidugbe Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road Wale Oladepo Obasanjo Playing Host Babata Afonja Descendants Union Split Diamond Interchange Labaeka Isiaka Saka Opobiyi Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Yekeen Alabi Saka Balikis Kehinde Katibi Ibraheem Adeola Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa Irepodun Tunde Idiagbon Road Law School Scholarship Hassanat Bello Gurei Jimoh Akani ASKOMP Sango-UITH Road Bilikisu Oniyangi Ibrahim Akaje Odogun Olushola Gabriel Awwal Jawondo Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Kwara Politics Tafida Of Ilorin Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Wakilin Mata Lafiagi Ijagbo Health Centre Alapansapa Ilorin International Airport AbdulRahman Saad Tunji Arosanyin Rebecca Bake Tunde Akanbi Moses Rahman Popoola Harafat E. Mukadam 08001000100 Olokoba Bankole Omishore Omar Bolaji Gambari Ejidongari Lawal Jimoh Salary Saka Aleshinloye Owu Fall National Association Of Nigerian Students TIC Bolakale Kawu Agaka Saka Isau Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd

