Bandits kill 12 in Kwara community attack

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

 Suspected bandits on Sunday attacked Hybrid Force camp in Oke Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, killing 12 people.

 

Zagazola learnt  that the attack occurred at about 8:50 a.m. when the gunmen stormed the community.

 

Troops from a patrol base in Babanla were immediately mobilised to the scene, but the attackers fled before their arrival.

 

A search of the area by the troops led to the discovery of 12 lifeless bodies comprising nine vigilantes and three civilians killed during the attack.

 

The corpses of the deceased were evacuated to Oke Ode Police Station while troops restored calm in the area.

 

The source said the general security situation in the area remained calm but unpredictable. 

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