According to the police, the attack occurred on Friday, May 23, 2026, at about 8:30 p.m. while members of a church congregation were holding a vigil prayer session at Ori-Oke Ijaye via Ekerin Village in Ekiti LGA.
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed a deadly attack by armed criminals on worshippers observing a vigil at Ori-Oke Ajaiye, on the outskirts of Ikiran Village in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, where three persons were killed and 15 others abducted.
The Command, in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, described the incident as gruesome, barbaric, and unacceptable.
According to the police, the attack occurred on Friday, May 23, 2026, at about 8:30 p.m. while members of a church congregation were holding a vigil prayer session at Ori-Oke Ijaye via Ekerin Village in Ekiti LGA.
The statement explained that the incident was formally reported to the police on May 24, 2026, by Pastor Adebayo Abiodun of Ijo Ajaye Ati Igbala, Ekerin Village, who narrated how the armed assailants stormed the prayer ground and opened fire on innocent worshippers.
