Armed bandits, numbering more than 20, have attacked Isapa community, near Eruku community, in the same Ekiti local government area of Kwara State, abducting at least 11 residents, including a pregnant woman.
This is coming two days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the rescue of the 38 worshippers who were abducted in a bandit attack on CAC Oke-Isegun in Eruku, Kwara State which also led to the death of three people.We gathered that the attack occurred around 6:00 p.m. on Monday, when armed bandits stormed the community with a large herd of cattle, firing shots indiscriminately.
An elderly woman was reportedly hit by a stray bullet during the incident.
A community leader, who confirmed the incident under anonymity, said 11 people were abducted, with seven victims belonging to the same family.
The kidnapped victims include a pregnant woman, two nursing mothers, and several young children.
Identities of the abducted individuals have been identified as: Talatu Kabiru (Female, 20), Magaji (Male, 6), Kande (Female, 5), Hadiza (Female, 10), Mariam (Female, 6), Saima (Female, 5), A house wife, Habibat, A housewife, Fatima Yusufu, A pregnant woman, Sarah Sunday (Female, 22), Lami Fidelis (Female, 23, nursing mother), Haja Na Allah (Nursing mother)
Eyewitness accounts had it that the attackers moved through parts of the town, leaving bullet holes in walls and doors.
Expended AK-47 shells were found scattered across the community after the gunmen fled.
Police authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
