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Suspected Terrorists Kill Man, Abduct Two Of His Children In Fresh Attack On Kwara Community

Lafiagi is located in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Agroup of suspected terrorists have killed a man of Fulani lineage and abducted two of his children during a recent attack on Tashagi community in Lafiagi.

Lafiagi is located in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Local sources told SaharaReporters that the gunmen’s invasion occurred on Monday night and specifically targeted the home of the deceased.

A resident who lives close to the crime scene confirmed the attack in a telephone conversation with SaharaReporters on Tuesday.

“Where they killed the father and abducted his children is not far from my house. The number of children kidnapped is two,” the source said.

The source, a local reporter based in the area, expressed deep concern over the increasing insecurity in Lafiagi and surrounding communities.

As of Tuesday morning, no group had claimed responsibility for the assault, but locals are pointing fingers at armed gangs suspected of operating from the fringes of forest areas in the state.

Attempts to get a response from the Kwara State Police Command regarding this incident were unsuccessful.

The State Command Spokesperson, DSP Ejire Toun, did not answer phone calls and did not reply to the text message sent seeking her comments on the incident.

This fresh attack comes amid rising insecurity across parts of Kwara State, especially in Edu local government area.

For instance, SaharaReporters reported a similar incident two weeks ago when gunmen suspected to be bandits abducted a prominent petrol dealer, Alhaji Abbas, and his manager, Abubakar Issa, in Gbugbu.

The incident occurred along the Gbugbu–Ndeji Road as the victims were returning home from work.

According to eyewitnesses, the attackers, who rode on motorcycles, fired several shots into the air to scare off bystanders before seizing the victims.

Sources told SaharaReporters that the kidnappers also made away with an undisclosed amount of cash and set the victims’ vehicle ablaze before escaping into the bush.

The assailants later reportedly contacted the families of their victims and demanded a ransom of N200 million for the release of the abductees.