Sources told SaharaReporters that the assailants simultaneously invaded Gaa-Oke Abba and Gaa-Alla communities in Isin Local Government Area, as well as Famole community in Ifelodun Local Government Area.
Suspected terrorists on Thursday night launched coordinated attacks on several communities in Isin and Ifelodun Local Government Areas of Kwara State, kidnapping scores of residents and killing one person during a gun battle in Famole community.
Sources told SaharaReporters that the assailants simultaneously invaded Gaa-Oke Abba and Gaa-Alla communities in Isin Local Government Area, as well as Famole community in Ifelodun Local Government Area.
According to a source familiar with the incidents, the attackers struck the affected communities at about 10pm, abducting several people and leaving residents fleeing for safety.
The source disclosed that in Gaa-Alla community, at least two persons were kidnapped by the gunmen.
“In Gaa-Alla, two people were taken away by the terrorists,” the source said.
The source, however, noted that the exact number of victims abducted from Gaa-Oke Abba could not immediately be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
“The number of people kidnapped in Gaa-Oke Abba is still unknown because efforts are ongoing to determine the full extent of the attack,” the source added.
Another source told SaharaReporters that the attack on Famole community in Ifelodun Local Government Area turned deadly after residents reportedly engaged the attackers in an exchange of gunfire.
The source said one person was killed during the incident.
“The bandits’ attack on the Famole community in the night resulted in one fatality after an exchange of gunfire.
Meanwhile, Famole is located along the Share-Okeode Road near the Oyi River in Oke-Ode Ward II of Ifelodun Local Government Area.
The latest attacks have heightened fears among residents of Kwara North communities who have witnessed increasing cases of kidnappings and violent attacks in recent months.
(SaharaReporters)
