The development is largely attributed to the activities of bandits, which have forced residents to abandon their homes.

Some yet-to-be-identified police officers deployed to the Owa Oniire area of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, have lamented the mass exodus of residents from the community.

The development is largely attributed to the activities of bandits, which have forced residents to abandon their homes.

Owa Oniire is located in Ifelodun Local Government area of Kwara State.

In a video seen by SaharaReporters, one of the police officers was heard expressing shock at the level of displacement, noting that it was the first time he had witnessed residents fleeing a community en masse due to bandit attacks.