Bandits Abduct Two Women In Midnight Attack On Kwara Community
The women were reportedly taken from their homes, throwing the quiet rural community into panic, according to NupekoTV-Lafiagi.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted two women in a fresh attack on Edogi Chapa village in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
It was gathered that the attackers stormed the village around 11:00 p.m., firing sporadically before whisking the victims away to an unknown destination.
The women were reportedly taken from their homes, throwing the quiet rural community into panic, according to NupekoTV-Lafiagi.
The latest incident adds to a growing wave of insecurity plaguing Kwara North, particularly Patigi LGA, which has witnessed a spate of abductions and armed invasions in recent weeks.
Efforts to get a reaction from the Kwara State Police Command were unsuccessful, as the command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, neither responded to calls nor replied to messages sent to her phone as of the time of filing this report.
On June 6, 2025, KwaraReporters reported that the Lafiagi Emirate in Kwara North had suffered yet another wave of violent attacks as armed bandits launched coordinated assaults on three separate communities, abducting a prominent businessman and a woman, and killing one person.
The attacks occurred in the night, deepening fears and highlighting the worsening insecurity in the region, according to NupekoTV-Lafiagi.
In Gbugbu community, gunmen stormed the area and kidnapped Alhaji Yau, a popular businessman and phone dealer, in a brazen operation that left residents shaken.
Shortly after, the assailants moved to Guye Dadi, where they reportedly sought another high-profile target, Alhaji Manle. Although he was not at home during the invasion, the bandits abducted his wife in his absence.
Simultaneously, Ekko village also came under attack. One resident was killed during the assault, while another person was abducted, further escalating the human toll of the attacks.
The coordinated strikes across the three communities marked a troubling pattern of violence in Kwara North, where residents continue to live in fear amidst growing concerns over government inaction and security lapses.
These recent attacks follow a string of violent incidents that have plunged communities in Kwara North into a state of constant fear.
Also recently, vigilantes in Lata Nna were ambushed, their vehicles set ablaze, and terrified residents forced to flee their homes.
Before that, a spate of abductions further underscored the region's deepening security crisis: Yman, a POS agent, was kidnapped alongside two children of another POS operator in Lafiagi, while a well-known agro-chemical dealer, Alhaji Chemical, was also seized by gunmen.
The growing frequency and brutality of these assaults have sparked renewed calls for urgent and decisive action from both state and federal security agencies.
Residents across the Lafiagi Emirate and surrounding areas are living in fear, demanding protection from the heavily armed bandit groups that continue to terrorise their communities and threaten their livelihoods.
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