Armed Men ∆bduct, Brutal!se Igboho’s Iru Ekun Members In Kwara Community, Ti£ Their Hands, Force Them To Renounce Group

 

Armed Men Abduct, Brutalise Igboho’s Iru Ekun Members In Kwara Community, Tie Their Hands, Force Them To Renounce Group

One of the armed men, speaking in Yoruba, said they had repeatedly warned residents against engaging with or receiving members of the group in Bani.

Armed men identified in a viral video as Fulani gunmen have reportedly abducted and brutalised members of the Iru Ekun group in Bani community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, tying their hands behind their backs and questioning them about their involvement with the group.

In the video obtained by SaharaReporters, the armed men were seen interrogating the abducted individuals in Yoruba, accusing them of disregarding previous warnings against associating with or welcoming members of Iru Ekun into the community.

One of the armed men, speaking in Yoruba, said they had repeatedly warned residents against engaging with or receiving members of the group in Bani.

The video showed several men with their hands tied, as their captors demanded that they identify themselves, explain their affiliations and disclose how they became associated with Iru Ekun.

During the interrogation, one of the captors asked a man to introduce himself.

“My name is Yusuf Alagbere. I was invited. I’m a hunter,” he replied.

When the armed man asked who had invited him, Yusuf said, “It was Elere boys that called me.”

Another abducted man, who identified himself as Jelili Alagbere, was asked which group he belonged to.

“Iru Ekun,” he responded.

 

 

The armed man then confronted him, saying, “Didn’t we tell you that we don’t want Iru Ekun in Bani?”

Jelili, who was wearing an Iru Ekun-branded T-shirt, replied that he did not know about the warning.

The captor subsequently questioned the men about why they had fled upon seeing the armed group.

“Are you not men? Why are you people running away when you saw us?” he asked.

The armed man then turned to another abducted individual and demanded that he look up and state his name.

“My name is Rafiu,” the man replied.

Asked whose son he was, Rafiu answered, “Omo Elere.”

The captor then questioned whether Rafiu was a member of Iru Ekun and why he was not responding to the questions.

Rafiu reportedly explained that he was coming from home when he was abducted.

The video also showed an elderly man whose hands had been tied behind his back being questioned by one of the armed men.

The captor asked the elderly man what had brought the men together and whether he intended to continue associating with Iru Ekun.

In response, the elderly man denied being involved with the group, asking the captor whether he had ever seen him with its members.

“Did you see me with them before? I’m not a member of Iru Ekun,” he said.

Towards the end of the video, the armed men turned the camera towards the abducted individuals and asked them whether they would continue participating in Iru Ekun activities.

The men were heard responding in the negative, saying they would not continue with the group.

On June 24, 2026, SaharaReporters reported that a Fulani man from Bani in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State had threatened prominent Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, warning that he would not return home alive if he dared to enter the community to chase Fulani residents away.

The threat was contained in a video seen by SaharaReporters, in which the man, dressed in traditional attire and seated on a motorcycle in what appeared to be a bushy area, spoke in Yoruba while issuing a series of insults and warnings directed at Igboho.

In the video, the man accused Igboho of mentioning the name of the traditional ruler of Bani and warned him to tread carefully, insisting that Bani was not a place where he could act with impunity.

Addressing Igboho directly, the man said: “Today, I want to talk to Sunday Igboho, and I want this video to reach him.

“Igboho, let me tell you this. I swear to God, I heard that you mentioned the name of the traditional ruler of Bani. You should be very careful. The monarch is not your mate. Bani is not like Igangan. We, the people of Bani, are not scared of you. You are just a kid.”

The man went on to defend the Fulani population in Bani, denying allegations of criminality and insisting that Fulani residents in the area were not bandits.

According to him, members of the community are engaged in legitimate means of livelihood, particularly mining, and should not be profiled as criminals.

“We Fulani in Bani are not bandits. Call Yoruba people in Bani and ask them whether the Fulani in Bani are bandits,” he said.

“We are looking for money through legitimate means. The mining you are seeing is where we are getting our money from. Anyone who wants to become a bandit will not go into mining.”

He then issued a direct threat to Igboho, warning him against stepping into Bani.

“If you dare set foot in Bani, you will not go home safely, I swear to God,” he said.

“Who are you? Bani is not like Igangan. Once you dare come to Igbeti and dare to enter Bani, you will not go home safely.

“Are we bandits? How many bandits have they arrested in Bani? You are mentioning the name of the Bani monarch. Was it the monarch that killed your father or your mother?”

The man further mocked Igboho, saying the community was willing to send him transport fare if he wanted to come, while insisting that Fulani residents in Bani were not intimidated by his reputation.

“We will send you transport money to come over. Are you a soldier or what? We Fulani from Bani are not scared of you,” he said.

“You are killing fake Fulani; you cannot kill original Fulani.”