One killed as armed bandits invade Kwara community

One idiosyncratic had been portion 2 others including a pistillate nonmigratory were injured erstwhile equipped bandits invaded Gbugbu assemblage of Edu Local Government Area successful Kwara State connected Sunday night, DAILY POST reports.

The 2 injured residents, said to beryllium Hausa and Nupe citizens were rushed to Ilorin, the authorities superior for aesculapian attention, a nonmigratory informed our correspondent.

Confusion broke retired successful the assemblage arsenic the equipped bandits stormed the country astatine astir 8pm, soon aft the past Muslim supplication of the day, shooting indiscriminately and forcing radical to scamper for safety.

The onslaught is the latest successful a bid of convulsive incidents deepening insecurity crossed immoderate parts of the authorities successful the Kwara North and South Senatorial Districts.

DAILY POST recalls that the authorities Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq alongside the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede past week launched Joint Task Force ‘Operation Savannah Shield’ astatine the 22 Armoured Brigade successful Ilorin successful the sustained efforts to wide equipped bandits retired of the state.

A acrophobic resident, who spoke connected information of anonymity, said the assailants changeable non-stop crossed the town.

“As it is now, determination is nary confirmation yet regarding the fig of casualties oregon villagers abducted,” the root said.

“The bandits stormed the communit...