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Kwara Police Confirm Kidnap Of Five In Isin LGA Community
Two males and three females have been moved to an unknown location.
Ilorin, Kwara State- The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of five individuals following a raid by unidentified gunmen at the Odu-Eku Community, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State.
This contained in a statement released on Thursday, by the spokesperson to the command, SP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, obtained by Afirka Eyes.
The statement read, “The Kwara Police Command is aware of a kidnap incident that occurred at about 0115hours of 15/01/25 at the Odu-Eku Camp in Odueku Community of the Isin LGA of Kwara State; where 5 persons were kidnapped.
“Two males and three females have been moved to an unknown location.
Immediate deployment has long taken place; the Police, alongside the Vigilante, are on a rescue mission.
“Further updates will be communicated as it unfolds,” she added.
Previously, Afrika Eyes reported that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted five individuals, including a mother and her daughter, in Odo-Eku, a community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Afrika Eyes gathered that the assailants stormed the community under the cover of darkness and whisked their victims away to an unknown location on Wednesday about 1:30am.
Elder Ogundeji, the Odofin of Odo-Eku, revealed to Afrika Eyes that gunmen stormed the homes of their victims overnight, abducting five people.
“The victims are Hausa farmers who live in Odo-Eku,” he explained. “Among them are a woman, her daughter, another woman who was visiting, and two men.”
Ogundeji added that police officers had visited the scene. “We showed them where it happened, and they assured us they would investigate and work to rescue the victims.”
Attempts to reach the spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, SP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, for comments were unsuccessful, as she did not answer calls or respond to messages.