Bandits abduct 11 residents in fresh Kwara community attack, including pregnant woman, children

Bandits abduct 11 residents in fresh Kwara community attack, including pregnant woman, children

Eleven residents—including a pregnant woman, two nursing mothers, and several children—have been abducted after armed bandits launched a fresh attack on Isapa community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday evening.

The assault, which took place around 6:00 p.m., comes barely a week after 38 worshippers of Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, Eruku, were kidnapped and later released. Witnesses described a chaotic scene as between 20 and 30 gunmen stormed the quiet agrarian settlement with a large herd of cattle, firing shots indiscriminately and forcing residents to flee for safety.

A community leader who confirmed the incident said seven victims were taken from a single household, describing the attack as the worst the community had experienced recently.

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“This is the worst attack we have seen in recent times. Seven members of the same family were taken. People are terrified. Eleven people just disappeared into the bush. We don’t know what tomorrow holds,” he said.

The abducted individuals were identified as: Talatu Kabiru, 20; Magaji, 6; Kande, 5; Hadiza, 10; Mariam, 6; Saima, 5; a housewife, Habibat; another housewife, Fatima Yusufu; a pregnant woman, Sarah Sunday, 22; nursing mother, Lami Fidelis, 23; and another nursing mother, Haja Na Allah.

Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers moved through multiple sections of the community, leaving behind bullet holes in walls and doors. Spent AK-47 shells were recovered at several locations after the bandits retreated with their captives.

The attack has heightened fears across the region as communities face renewed threats of banditry, kidnapping, and violent incursions.

Bandits abduct 11 residents in fresh Kwara community attack, including pregnant woman, children