Five kidnapped as gunmen attack Kwara community
No fewer than five persons have been kidnapped following an attack by suspected gunmen at the Odu-Eku Community, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, the Police have said.
According to a statement on Thursday by the spokesperson to the command, SP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, “The Kwara Police Command is aware of a kidnap incident that occurred at about 0115hours of 15/01/25 at the Odu-Eku Camp in Odueku Community of the Isin LGA of Kwara State; where five persons were kidnapped.
“Two males and three females have been moved to an unknown location. Immediate deployment has long taken place; the Police, alongside the Vigilante, are on a rescue mission.
“Further updates will be communicated as it unfolds,” she added.
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It was earlier gathered that the gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted five individuals, including a mother and her daughter, in Odo-Eku, a community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The assailants stormed the community and whisked the victims away to an unknown location on Wednesday at about 1:30 am.
Elder Ogundeji, the Odofin of Odo-Eku, while confirming the incident, said gunmen stormed the homes of their victims overnight and abducted five people.
“The victims are Hausa farmers who live in Odo-Eku.”. “Among them are a woman, her daughter, another woman who was visiting, and two men.”
