Pregnant Woman, Pikin, Others Fear Kidnap For New Kwara Attack

Barely one week after 38 worshippers for Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, Eruku, dem don abduct and later release dem, another wahala don land Kwara State as at least 11 people don kidnapped on Monday evening for Isapa, one community wey dey near Ekiti Local Government Area. Reports gather say di attack happen around 6pm when like 20–30 bandits storm di quiet village with plenty cattle, dey shoot anyhow as people dey run for safety. Dem move through different parts of di town dey fire gunshots enter house, and bullet holes dey walls, windows, and doors, show say di attack serious. One community leader wey no wan mention im name confirm say 11 people don abducted, seven na from one family, and di kidnapped people include pregnant woman, two nursing mothers and pikin dem. Dem names na Talatu Kabiru, six-year-old Magaji, Kande (5 years), 10-year-old Hadiza, Mariam (6 years), 5-year-old Saima, Habibat, Fatima Yusufu, 22-year-old pregnant woman Sarah Sunday, Lami Fidelis and Haja Na Allah. Di source talk say, “Dis na di worst attack we don see lately. People dey fear. Eleven people just vanish go bush, we no sabi wetin go happen next.”

One security official confirm di incident on Tuesday, say operatives don start dey comb di forest wey connect Isapa, Eruku and other villages. Im add say despite say federal security dey around after di Eruku church abduction, di forest big and plenty villages dey, so e hard to dey everywhere, but dem dey try rescue di victims. Police PR Officer for Kwara, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, talk say di command still dey verify details and go give update later. Di attack don cause fresh fear for Isapa, Eruku and neighbouring communities as people dey fear say bandits dey try establish dominance for di area. Local vigilantes don dey patrol at night, some churches don reduce evening activities. Dis na di third serious attack for Ekiti LGA in less than one month, three weeks ago, 18 people don kidnapped for Eruku but dem rescue dem later, last week, 38 worshippers don kidnapped inside church for Eruku but dem release dem later.