Kwara State Government Vows Crackdown on Bandits Amid Deadly Motor Park Attack
The Kwara State Government has pledged to apprehend and prosecute terrorists, referred to locally as bandits, responsible for attacks on communities in the state.
This assurance was reiterated by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, during a condolence visit to Ilesha-Baruba in Baruten Local Government Area (LGA).
Police confirmed on Tuesday that ten armed men attacked the Ilesha Baruba Motor Park on Sunday, opening fire indiscriminately at a nearby relaxation spot. Six people were killed in the incident, and two others sustained serious gunshot injuries.
On the same day, the police reported a similar incident in Kemanji in neighbouring Kaima LGA.
On the state's delegation were the member, representing Gwanabe/Adena/Bani/Gweria in the assembly, Ahmed Saidu Baba, chairman of Baruten local government, Isa Jibril, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in the area, Abu Setraco.
The delegation, which was at the palace of the Emir of Ilesha-Baruba, Halidu Abubakar, condoled with the traditional ruler over the loss of his subjects.
Also, the delegation visited the families of the victims, the Ardo Fulani and the Miyetti Allah in the community.
Danladi-Salihu delivered the government's condolence message to the emir and the bereaved families..
(NAN)
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