One Killed, POS Operators Abducted As Gunmen Invade Kwara Community

Gunmen on Saturday, invaded Ora, an agrarian community in the southern part of Kwara State, with one person reportedly killed and two others abducted.

The abductors were said to shot sporadically after they stormed the town around 8 pm, before whisking away their victims.

A senior community leader who spoke on condition of anonymity said that “those abducted are two female Point of Sales (POS) operators. They also killed another woman and attacked the husband of one of the POS operators who was trying to rescue her with a cutlass and inflicted several deep cuts on him. He is now battling for life in the hospital.”

Speaking on the incident, the TIC chairman of Ifelodun, Mr Jide Asonibare, said they had mobilised “over one hundred vigilantes, local hunters, police and soldiers who are now combing the forest for their possible rescue.

According to him, “The husband of one of the victims who was attacked is in a critical condition at the hospital. But we’re yet to hear from our men in the forest”.

Confirming the incident the Kwara State Police command spokesperson, Ajayi Okasanmi, said, “The command in conjunction with other security agencies including the vigilantes and hunters are in hot search to rescue the victims.

“We are also looking forward to arresting the abductors”.