Bandits kill man, kidnap two women in Kwara community

A violent attack on a Fulani settlement in Lafiagi, Kwara State, Nigeria, has resulted in the death of one resident and the abduction of two women. The incident occurred on Monday night in the Sodo/Sawmill area, an outskirts of the town, when gunmen stormed the settlement around 8 p.m., firing sporadically and causing widespread panic.

Sources indicate that the assailants were primarily searching for a prominent Fulani leader within the community. However, their efforts to locate and capture him were unsuccessful. In their escape, the gunmen abducted two women, identified as wives of the Fulani leader, before fleeing the scene. A resident was also fatally shot during the raid.

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Yes, one man was killed while two women, 25 and 35 years of age, who are wives of the Seriki Fulani, were abducted.

Security operatives, including military troops, were alerted and responded to the distress calls. They engaged the attackers, forcing them to retreat into a nearby forest. Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, stated that one man was killed and two women, aged 25 and 35, who are wives of the Seriki Fulani (Fulani leader), were abducted.

Preliminary investigations suggest the attackers specifically targeted the Fulani leader, known as an Ardo. The police commissioner confirmed that efforts are ongoing to track down the perpetrators, who escaped into the forest after being repelled by the military. This attack has intensified concerns about the deteriorating security situation in Edu and surrounding local government areas, where residents have frequently called for increased security operations against criminal elements operating in the Kwara North region.

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The attackers targeted the Fulani leader, Ardo. And for now, we are still on their trail because before we got there, the military had repelled them before they ran into the forest, but we are on their trail.