Gunmen Strike Eruku Farmland, Kidnap Resident Just One Week After Mass Hostage Rescue

Date: 2025-11-30

Tension has resurfaced in Eruku, a community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, after gunmen suspected to be terrorists abducted another resident on Sunday.

This incident comes just a week after 38 worshippers were freed following a mass kidnapping incident at a church in the same town.

It was learned that the attackers stormed a farmland along the Eruku-Koro Road around midday. The assailants, reportedly four in number and armed with AK-47 rifles and cutlasses, abducted the victim during routine work hours.

A community leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, identified the victim as Annas Aasanru, a native of Eruku.

The recurrence of attacks in Eruku underscores the persistent security challenges in Kwara State's border communities, despite President Tinubu's recent order for increased aerial surveillance in the region.

"They came with cutlasses and AK-47 rifles, invaded the farmland, and kidnapped a man identified as Annas Aasanru before escaping into the bush," the source said.

Kwara State has witnessed a surge in banditry in recent weeks, with two major kidnapping incidents occurring within just one week.

On November 18, gunmen attacked a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) branch in Eruku during its midweek service, killing three worshippers, abducting 38 members, including the pastor, and throwing the congregation into panic and chaos.

The bandits initially demanded N3 billion for the victims' release but later reduced the ransom to N760 million.

A few days after the Eruku attack, bandits struck the Isapa community in the same local government area, abducting 11 residents.

The gunmen, numbering more than 20, stormed the community with a large herd of cattle, firing indiscriminately. An elderly woman was reportedly hit by a stray bullet during the attack.

A community leader, speaking anonymously, said seven of the abducted individuals belong to the same family. The victims include a pregnant woman, two nursing mothers, and several young children.

On Monday, the Kwara State Government announced the release of the 38 worshippers who were abducted from the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku.

 

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