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Police Confirm Say Two People Don Die, One Don Injure For Kwara Church Attack

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Kwara State Police confirm say suspected bandits don kill at least two people and injure one during attack for Eruku, boundary town for Ekiti Local Government Area. Di bandits attack one parish of Christ Apostolic Church, where one worshipper die during di attack while another corpse dem find for bush. State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirm di matter for statement. Police talk say di DPO Eruku and him team, with vigilantes, respond quick to di gunshots, wey force di hoodlums to flee into bush. Male victim, Mr. Aderemi, die inside di church, while Mr. Tunde Asaba Ajayi die for bush. Vigilante Segun Alaja injure, dem rush am ECWA Hospital, Eruku for treatment. CP Adekimi Ojo commend di swift response of police and vigilantes, assure say dem go continue chase di hoodlums till dem wipe dem comot.

Eyewitness report say di first attack happen for special service inside di church, wey gunmen fire gun, kill three worshippers on di spot, then abduct pastor and some congregants take dem go bush. Di attackers later attack Ilorin–Kabba Road, wey force travellers leave dia vehicles, run enter bush. Community leaders talk say Eruku don dey face repeated attacks for past three weeks, beg state and federal government for help, but nothing concrete don happen. Despite efforts from vigilantes, local hunters, and police, di hoodlums still dey exploit di border. Kwara don dey witness serious rise in banditry, killings, and kidnappings for ransom, especially for communities along state borders.

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