Insecurity
Gunmen Kill Local Chief, Abduct Three In Kwara Community
Three people including the manager of the Petrol station, the Security guard and a Pastor of a Church were abducted
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Friday evening reportedly killed a local chief and abducted three others in Iwo Community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State.
It was gathered that the gunmen attacked a fueling station in the Sabaja area of the town at about 9.00 pm and abducted the manager and a security guard of the station as well as a cleric of the Christ Apostolic Church.
Meanwhile, a Chief in the Sabaja community identified as Raphael Adewuyi was killed by a stray bullet in his room.
Engr. Tunde Fadipe, the Chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) in Isin local government, confirmed the incident to the newsmen.
“Three people including the manager of the Petrol station, the Security guard and a Pastor of a Church were abducted during the incident while a Chief was hit by a stray bullet in his house during the operation”, he said.
He explained that the Council in conjunction with the Police and other Security forces have mobilized security to go after the gunmen and rescue the three people abducted.
The spokesman of the Kwara State Police Command, Okasanmi Ajayi who confirmed the incident said that three people were abducted by the gunmen at the petrol station in Iwo community on Friday night.