- Safiu Kehinde
Suspected bandits have again launched another attack, abducting four rice farmers in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara state.
The incident, which is coming barely a day after gunmen attacked a church in Eruku, Ekiti LGA, reportedly occurred on Wednesday evening.
According to reports, a community source disclosed that the victims were working on their rice farms when the suspected bandits struck.
The armed gunmen arrived suddenly and surrounded the farmers as they were gathering their harvested rice.
“It has been confirmed that bandits struck again at Bokungi under the Lafiagi Emirate.
“Four people were abducted. Information is still emerging,” the source said.
The gunmen, according to some residents, operated for several minutes without resistance, forcing the farmers into the nearby bush before whisking them away toward an unknown destination.
Community members also disclosed that rising insecurity in Edu LGA had left several farming settlements deserted, as farmers fear attacks during the harvest period — a time when they were most vulnerable on the fields.
However, the incident is yet to be confirmed by the Kwara State Police Command and the state government.