Barely 48 hours after three worshippers were killed and 15 others abducted at a prayer ground in Ekiti LGA of Kwara state, gunmen have kidnapped another 10 people from the Yashikira Emir’s palace in Baruten LGA of the state.
In a statement, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, spokesperson of the
Kwara police command, said the gunmen attacked the palace and the Yashikira
police station simultaneously around 2am on Monday.
“The armed criminals, in a coordinated and desperate assault
at about 0200hrs, simultaneously attacked the Yashikira Police Divisional
Headquarters and the Palace of the Emir of Yashikira,” the statement reads.
“During the attack, part of the palace was set ablaze, while
ten people were abducted and taken to an unknown destination. However, the
attack on the police station was successfully repelled by police operatives on
duty.”
The command said Ojo Adekimi, commissioner of police, has
ordered a full-scale, intelligence-driven tactical operation involving the
police, military, forest guards, vigilantes, and other security stakeholders to
comb surrounding forests and suspected criminal hideouts with the aim of
rescuing the victims unhurt.
The commissioner warned that the police would not bow to
threats, intimidation, or acts of terror orchestrated by bandits and criminal
elements operating within any part of the state.
“The command remains battle-ready and fully determined to
confront these enemies of peace with every lawful operational asset and
strategy at its disposal,” he said.
“These criminals have declared war against peace-loving
citizens, and we are fully prepared to hunt them down relentlessly.
“We will deploy everything within our operational capacity
to smoke them out of hiding, dismantle their networks, rescue all abducted
victims, and ensure they face the full wrath of the law.”
The command assured residents of Yashikira, Baruten LGA, and
the entire state that security operations have been intensified across
vulnerable areas.
It added that surveillance, intelligence gathering, and
aggressive bush-combing operations are ongoing.
The incident comes amid rising security concerns in the
south-west following recent attacks in parts of Oyo state.
On May 16, gunmen riding motorcycles invaded communities
within the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of Oriire, Ogbomoso, abducting students and
staff members of Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele; L.A. Primary School,
Esiele; and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School.
The attackers killed an assistant headmaster identified as
Joel Adesiyan and a commercial motorcyclist, sparking outrage across the
country.
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