One person was reportedly killed while some others were abducted in Gaa-Alla and Gaa-Oke Abba communities in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State following coordinated attacks by bandits.
The attack, which reportedly extended to Famole town in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, occurred simultaneously around 10pm on Thursday.
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, confirmed the incident to journalists on Friday, saying security operatives had launched efforts to rescue the victims and apprehend the attackers.
He said, “I can only confirm that in Gaa-Alla community, two people were abducted and that the police, in conjunction with the military and forest guards, are on the trail of the assailants.”
Community sources, however, claimed that the scale of the attacks extended beyond the figures officially confirmed by the police, alleging that scores of residents were abducted across the affected communities.
