Residents of Ekiti LGA Express Fear Over Rising Kidnapping and Killing Cases

Date: 2024-10-06

According to news gathered from Punch, residents of Ekiti Local Government Area in Kwara State are living in constant fear due to the increasing cases of kidnapping and killings in the region. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH on Friday, locals revealed that they feel helpless as assailants continue their terror without significant intervention.

The alarming situation worsened when three women were abducted in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area last Sunday, with kidnappers demanding a ransom of N30 million for the release of two victims. These cases follow the recent murder of Lukman Balogun, the commander of a vigilante group, who was killed by kidnappers during a raid on the community in September.

Also, 20 people travelling in three different vehicles from Kwara to Kogi State were abducted by about 10 gunmen along the Osi/Obbo-Aiyegunle road in the Ekiti Local Government Area of the state in August.

In a video seen on social media by our correspondent, a vigilante officer, whose name was not mentioned, narrated how he was shot by kidnappers and left for dead in Isapa community.

According to him, the AK-47-wielding kidnappers, dressed in military camouflage, abducted residents from different parts of the local government every three days.

He showed the gunshot wound on the right side of his waist, urging the government to ensure the security of the lives and property of the people.

He narrated, “After they shot me, they told me to lie on the floor, and they took my gun and all the bullets I had. I spent eight days in the hospital. I could only walk after the fourth day. When I got home, some CID (policemen) came from Ilorin; they caught some Fulani herdsmen and asked if I knew them.

“Four days ago, they kidnapped 10 people, and yesterday, they kidnapped another 10. They have just found the corpse of one of the kidnapped victims. The police have abandoned us,” he lamented.

Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, a resident of Osi, Kehinde Olaitan, lamented that the assailants had made life unbearable for them.

He said, “They (kidnappers) have turned this area into a nightmare. Nobody is safe anymore because you can be inside your house, and they will walk in and kidnap you. The government is not doing anything about our situation.”

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Forgo Battery Company Limited     Mufutau Olatinwo     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Noah Yusuf     Kwara United     Olupako     Ahmed     Reuben Paraje     Bayo Lawal     KSIRS     Yekini Adio     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Adamu Atta     Summit University     Funmi Salau     Talaka Parapo     Habeeb Saidu     Hassanat Bello     Taofeek Sanusi     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Mahe Abdulkadir     Third Estate     Allocation     Abubakar Aliagan     Inside Kwara     Oloye     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Ajikobi     TESCOM 2025     Adaramaja     Ilofa     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Muhammed Aliyu     Mohammed Yisa     Ilota     Olatinwo     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Ahmed Bayero     Igosun     Opobiyi     Hassan Saliu     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Radio SBS     College Of Health     Moji Makanjuola     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Esuwoye     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Elekoyangan     Okoolowo     Ifelodun     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Omotoso Musa     Bibire Ajape     Bolakale Ayo     Michael Nzwekwe     Ijagbo     Hakeem Idris     Owu Fall     IsDB     Muslim Cementary     Ahman Pategi     Fulani     Moses Rahman Popoola     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Universal Basic Education Commission     Sidikat Alaya     Kwara Polytechnic     Ahmed \'Lateef    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ademola Kiyesola     Kwara State Sports Commission     Oniwasi Agbaye     Quarry Royal Valley     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Oke-Oyi     Aliyu Muyideen     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Muhammad Yahya     Ilorin Central Mosque     Rafiu Ajakaye     Curfew     Nigerian Army     Modupe Oluwole     JUSUN     Kwara Central     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Omu Aran     Abubakar Atiku     Eleja     Omu-aran     Harrison Osauwagboe     Unilorin     Arinola Lawal     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Tafidan Kaiama     Yahya Mohammed     CACOVID     Facebook     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Pakata Patriots     Sam Okaula     Hassan Oyeleke     Kwha.gov.ng     Umar Adelodun     Saka Saadu     Turaki Of Ilorin     Just Law Forum     Falokun-Oja     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Naira Redesign     Admiralty Villa     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Bibire Ajape     National Broadcasting Commission     Femi Gbajabiamila     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Sheikh Ariyibi     Okin Biscuit     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Abdullahi Samari     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Kisra     Simeon Sayomi     Abdulkadir Orire     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Fulani     Malete     The Herald     KWSIEC     Demola Banu     Suleiman Idris     Presidential Election     Suleiman Abubakar     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Egbejila     Barakat Community Secondary School     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Saadu Alanamu     Nigeria Customs Service     Elewu     Isiaka Gold     Umar Saro     Edret Sabi Abel