Bandits Kill Two, Injure One in Renewed Attack on Kwara Community (Video)

Bandits Kill Two, Injure One in Renewed Attack on Kwara Community (Video)

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that suspected bandits killed two people and injured one during coordinated attacks in Eruku, a border town in the Ekiti Local Government Area of the state.

A parish of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) was among the locations targeted in the violent assault.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the attack occurred around 6 p.m. on November 18, 2025.

According to the police, a worshipper identified as Mr. Aderemi was shot dead inside the church, while another victim, Mr. Tunde Asaba Ajayi, was later found dead in the bush. A vigilante member, Segun Alaja, sustained gunshot wounds and was taken to ECWA Hospital in Eruku for medical treatment.

Ejire-Adeyemi said operatives from the Eruku Division, working with local vigilantes, responded swiftly to gunshots from the town’s outskirts, forcing the attackers to retreat into the bush.

Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, commended the rapid intervention of security teams and assured residents that operations to flush out the criminals will continue until the attackers are completely neutralised.

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Earlier reports by PUNCH Online indicated that the first assault occurred during a special service at a CAC parish, where gunmen stormed the church, opened fire on worshippers, and abducted the pastor along with an unspecified number of congregants. Eyewitnesses said three worshippers died instantly during the attack.

The attackers later struck again along the Ilorin–Kabba Road, forcing travellers to abandon their vehicles and flee into nearby bushes. A traveller returning from Niger State said in a voice note:
“They came around 6:30 pm and started shooting. Two people were killed instantly, and we don’t know how many were taken. They are still shooting—you can hear it.”

Community leaders say Eruku has suffered repeated attacks over the past three weeks.
One resident, Benjamin Ayeoribe, appealed for urgent government intervention, saying:
“We are living in fear every day. We need federal help. These attacks are becoming too much for us to bear.”

Despite joint efforts by police, vigilantes, and local hunters, bandits continue to exploit the vulnerable border area, contributing to the surge in banditry, killings, and kidnappings that has plagued Kwara State in recent months.

 

Bandits Kill Two, Injure One in Renewed Attack on Kwara Community (Video)

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