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Armed bandits at the weekend abducted 15 persons and killed three others during an attack on worshippers at Ori-Oke Ajaiye, on the outskirts of Ikiran village in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The gruesome incident occurred while the worshippers were observing a night vigil around 8:30 p.m, Saturday.

The attackers were said to have stormed the worship centre and opened fire indiscriminately, causing panic among the worshippers before whisking away several victims to an unknown destination.

Security operatives and local vigilantes were reportedly mobilised to the area shortly after the attack, while efforts are ongoing to rescue the abducted victims and apprehend the perpetrators.