Seventy persons were reportedly buried en masse on Wednesday afternoon at the Woro Community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, following an attack by bandits on Tuesday evening. This disclosure was made by a local resident who preferred anonymity in an interview with Vanguard.

The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji Abubabar Abdullahi Danladi, led an entourage to visit the affected communities on Wednesday afternoon to assess the situation.

One of the survivors and the Head of Woro Village, one of the communities attacked by the bandits, Alhaji Umar Saliu Tanko, addressed the Chairman regarding the incident. He explained that he was not at home when the bandits arrived.

He stated that the bandits, in an act of aggression, killed his daughter and two sons, and abducted his junior wife along with two other persons.

According to him, "I was away at in my shop where I'm selling goods when army of bandits arrived my residence Tuesday evening.

"My daughter and two sons were shot dead while my second wife and two others were abducted."

Another survivor, Razaq Abdulazeez, stated that he owns a house on the outskirts of the town and was returning home late in the afternoon when he witnessed people fleeing towards the outskirts.

He recounted: "I was returning home from work when saw many people running towards my area.

"I asked what happened and was told that they were running to escape the wrath of bandits who came to attack the community.

"I increased my speed to my house, packed my family members and we escaped to the far bush in the outskirts of town.

"Many people who couldn't ran out of town escaped to the top of trees to avoid bandits attack."