The Ayetoro-Kiri community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State is once again reeling from tragedy, after an attack on the area, leading to the death of three persons and the abduction of about 30 others.
According to a press release by the community spokesperson, David Ampitan, scores of residents were initially abducted during the December incident.
Following what Ampitan described as a “painful ransom payment” funded through communal contributions, only seven victims were released.
Tragically, three of these individuals were reportedly “dead on arrival,” while the remaining four are now fighting for their lives in medical facilities.
The community attributed the escalating crisis to “persistent bandit attacks, official negligence, and worsening insecurity in Bunu land.”