Vigilante Commander Killed by Kidnappers During Rescue in Kwara, Community Youths Protest

Date: 2024-10-03

News gathered from Channels TV highlights that Kidnappers have tragically killed Lukman Balogun, the commander of a vigilante group, during a rescue operation in the Igbaja community of Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State. Balogun, who was also the Jagun of Igbajaland, met his death on Monday evening while attempting to rescue three women abducted by bandits who invaded the community on Sunday.

In the wake of this development, aggrieved youths from Igbaja took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the killing of the vigilante commander. They described Balogun as a staunch defender of the community, known for being a thorn in the flesh of the bandits who had been terrorising the area.

Sources within the town confirmed that Balogun had been instrumental in the fight against the rising wave of kidnappings in the area, and his death has left the community reeling from the loss of a local hero.

Another two people were reportedly kidnapped from Kajola village in the early hours of Tuesday.

The youths alleged that suspected itinerant cattle herders perpetrated the heinous crime.

Coordinator of Kwara South Elders Security Forum, Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, who confirmed the abduction of five persons, said the late vigilante leader died during a gun duel between his men and the kidnappers.

“Right now, the combined team of police, military and vigilante men are in the forest around Igbaja and Oke-Ode searching for the abducted victims,” he said.

Another source said that the deceased was among the team on the trail of some kidnappers who had abducted a prominent resident of the town.

“It was at Ogele-Yaaru road that our Balogun was killed,” a source said.

Meanwhile, the paramount ruler, Elese of Igbaja land, Oba Ahmed Babalola Arepo III, has charged the protesters to be calm, describing Balogun's death as a big blow.

He assured the youths that the perpetrators of the dastardly act would be apprehended and brought to book.

Also, the Chairman of the Ifelodun Local Government Area, Femi Yusuf, who led a delegation to the area, commiserated with the community on the death of Jagun and assured them that all hands would be on deck to track down the kidnappers and killers of the late vigilante leader.

A spokeswoman for the State Police Command, Toun Ejire-Adeyem, confirmed the incident and described it “as unfortunate”, adding that policemen are on the trail of the kidnappers.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saka Saadu     Dagbalodo     Binta Abubakar Mora     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Nigerian Correctional Service     Ibrahim Gambari     Elerin Of Adanla     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Sebastine Obasi     Daud Adeshola     Ojuekun     Ilorin West     Akorede     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     IsDB     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Goodluck Jonathan     Ajase-Ipo     Tunji Oyawoye     Olayinka Are     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Musa Abdullahi     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Adebayo Salami     Ijakadi     Salman Suleiman     Turaki Of Ilorin     Shola Odetundun     Ileloke     Ilota     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Muhammed Aliyu     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Abdulwahab Ololele     IPSAS     Muritala Awodun     NFAI     Bukola Saraki     Sarah Jubril     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Yemi Osinbajo     Ayobami Seriki     Saliu Alamoyo     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Abdulkarim Adisa     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Okasanmi Ajayi     Isa Aremu     Yahaya Muhammad     Mohammed Abdulahi     Afonja     Sambo Murtala     Hassan Oyeleke     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Lai Gobir     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Asa     Elelu     Bureau Of Lands     Yahya Mohammed     Makama Of Ilorin     Mukhtar Shagaya     Wahab Abayawo     A.O. Belgore     Aminu Adisa Logun     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Osinbajo     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Aminu Ado Bayero     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Abdulkadir Jimoh     ITP     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Abubakar Lah     Ilorin South Constituency    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

IESA     Fatai Olodo     Saliu Mustapha     Kwara 2015     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Ayodele Shittu     Balogun Gambari     Shonga     Adekunle David Dunmade     Ben Duntoye     Hamid Bobboyi     Musa Yeketi     Abubakar Baba     Bello Oyebanji     Raji AbdulRasaq     Oke-Kura     Sherif Sagaya     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     College Of Education     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Jimoh Bashir     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Abatemi-Usman     Asa     JUSUN     Fulani     Bolakale Saka     Sunday Fagbemi     Owo Arugbo     National Broadcasting Commission     Jalala     Umar Gunu     Ita-Ore     National Information Technology Development Agency     Abubakar Suleiman     Oyawoye     Olaoye B. Felix     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     KWSIEC     Convocation Ceremonies     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Adeleke Ogungbe     Rafiu Olasile     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Sam Onile     Kale Kawu     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Lucky Omoluwa     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Amasa     Ibrahim Gambari     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Amos Bajeh     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Ajike People Support Centre     Firdaos Amasa     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     IHS Towers     Summit University     Lanwa     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Alfa Yahaya Road     Baboko     Mahee Abdulkadir     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Shuaib Olarongbe     Mumeen Lah     Harafat E. Mukadam     Salihu Ajia     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Abubakar Ndakene     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Falokun-Oja