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Bandits Abduct Farmer in Kwara, Week After Release Of Church Members.
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Police, military and vigilantes begin search-and-rescue operations immediately.
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Residents demand stronger security as attacks intensify across the community.
Barely one week after 38 abducted members of Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, Eruku, were freed and moved to Ilorin for medical care, suspected bandits have launched another attack on the same troubled Kwara community, abducting a farmer identified as Annas Aasanru.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest incident, which occurred on Sunday, November 30, has deepened anxiety in Eruku, a community still battling the emotional and security fallout of repeated violent assaults.
The 38 church members regained freedom after spending five days in captivity, during which three victims were killed. They are currently receiving medical attention provided by the Kwara State Government at a hotel in the GRA area of Ilorin.
Confirming the fresh abduction, spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said security operatives received a distress call around 2:00 p.m. reporting that four armed men stormed a farmland along Koro Road, Eruku, at about 12:30 p.m. and abducted the 40-year-old farmer.
“Upon receipt of the report, a joint team of police, military personnel and local vigilante members was immediately deployed to the area for an intensive search and rescue operation,” she said.
Ejire-Adeyemi assured residents that efforts are ongoing to ensure the victim’s safe return.
According to a community leader, who spoke to Vanguard under anonymity for security reasons, the attackers, suspected to be Fulani/Bororo men, invaded the farm wielding cutlasses and AK-47 rifles before whisking Aasanru away into the bush.
Sunday’s attack marks the second major abduction in Eruku within a month, heightening concerns over escalating insecurity in the area. Residents say the relentless assaults have left the community in a state of fear, while calls for stronger security presence continue to grow.
