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KWARA: Bandits strike again, kill one, kidnap others

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Bandits have, again, struck Edu Local Council of Kwara State, killing one and kidnapping stepbrothers in the process. The deadly visitors had stormed Gbale community at about 2:00 a.m. to wreak havoc, but were repelled by vigilant local hunters and vigilantes, who engaged them in a gun duel.

Sensing the superior firepower of the villagers, the hoodlums were said to have left the area in a hurry and advanced to Bishewa settlement, where they successfully launched regrettable havoc.

A dependable source reported that they arrived at approximately 3:00 a.m. and went to a house occupied by two stepbrothers. Eyewitnesses said the brothers were fast asleep when the assailants gained entry.

“They killed Ndako, the elder brother, and took the younger one, Audu, away,” the source explained. Another source stated that the vigilantes in Edu were able to repel the attackers not because they were awake, but because “they had superior ammunition, that were why they left.”

In a related development, the member representing Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituency of Kebbi State in the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Mohammed, has urged the Federal Government to strengthen rural policing and upgrade security infrastructure across the state and other parts of the North-West to address the worsening insecurity in rural communities.

In a motion of urgent national importance, Mohammed expressed deep concern over incessant attacks by bandits, cattle rustlers, and kidnappers that have forced many farmers to abandon their farmlands and led to the closure of schools in affected areas.

“The level of insecurity in Kebbi’s rural areas has become alarming. Families are living in fear, and this situation poses a serious threat to food security and economic stability,” he said.