Two Killed, Three Abducted in Ganmu Village Ambush During Tyre Repair
Two individuals have been killed and three abducted by armed assailants in Ganmu village, near Babanla, Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State.
The attack occurred when victims travelling from Lagos to Babanla experienced a flat tyre near the community. As they attempted repairs, five gunmen ambushed them, opening fire without warning.
The deceased were identified as Alhaji Abdulrazak Ewenla (a native of Ajia village) and Jimoh Audu (from Ganmu). The abducted victims include Kazeem Ajide and two others provisionally named Wahidi and Mufutau, whose surnames remain unconfirmed.
Following the incident, a joint security task force comprising police, military personnel, and local vigilantes was deployed to comb the area and pursue the assailants. Authorities have intensified patrols in the region amid growing concerns over rising insecurity along the Lagos-Kwara corridor.
The state police command, in a statement by its spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Thursday, confirmed the attack.
She, however, dismissed a viral video suggesting that residents had fled the village, creating the impression of a ghost town.
"Contrary to the misleading viral video, the area is not deserted. The security presence seen in the clip is a coordinated deployment to maintain public safety and aid the rescue effort," the statement read in part.
The Command said it had launched a full investigation into the incident, with efforts ongoing to rescue the kidnapped victims unharmed and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Oyin-Zubair Charcoal March 28 Toun Okewale-Sonaiya Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao TIIDELab Tafida Of Kaiama Kwara South Oke-Odo Abioye Bello AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Abiodun Abdulkareem Young Progressives Party Bureau Of Lands Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Kwara Consultative Forum Ile Arugbo Hamza Usman Shehu Jimoh Assayomo Simeon Ajibola CKNG Asa LGEA School April 11 Maryam Nurudeen Code Of Conduct Bureau Balogun Fulani Rafiu Olasile Abikan Yakubu Danladi Nnazua Kwara State Council Of Chiefs Saliu Shola Taofeek Admiralty Villa Wale Oladepo Smart School Ilesha-Baruba Jimoh Olusola Imam Solomon Edojah Abubakar Suleiman Overland Kayode Oyin Zubair Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin N-Power Isiaq Khadeejah John Olobayo ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Omu-aran PAACO-PCL Consortium James Kolo Joshua Adeyemi Adimula March 18 Michael Nzwekwe Adekunle David Dunmade Shaykh Luqman Jimoh Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Kwara State Television Voices Of Tomorrow Dankaka 08001000100 Dan-Kazeem Yakub Ali-Agan Alikinla Imam Gambari Kaosarah Adeyi Erubu Oba Zubair Yeketi Quarry Royal Valley Ibraheem Abdullateef Susan Modupe Oluwole Biliaminu Aliu IEDPU Sadiq Buhari Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa Abdulrahman Onikijipa Baboko

