Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have allegedly killed a child and abducted two women in Kwara state in the late hours of Saturday.
The incident was said to have occured at about 8:45 p.m. in the Ora community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
A resident of the community said that the incident happened on Saturday evening at about 8.45 p.m. Two females were allegedly captured. And a child was also allegedly killed in the process.”
Giving an update on the dastardly incident, an eyewitness hailed the security personnel for acceding to the community’s distress call.
The source added, “Since last night (precisely at about 11:30 pm) soldiers arrived in the Ora vicinity to maintain peace.
“They are already combing surrounding bushes to fish out the criminals and rescue their victims.
“At this point, we sincerely wish to appreciate the prompt response to the SOS message sent to the state authority on the incident. We pray the efforts are successful.”
The state Police Command Public Relations Officers, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident.
The police spokesperson said, “The command in conjunction with other security agencies including vigilantes and hunters were hot in the search and rescue of the victims and possible arrest of the abductors of the Ora kidnap incident of yesterday night.”
