The waves of armed banditry and terrorism being reported in Kwara north and south axis of state on Thursday took a new dimension with armed bandits spreading their hostilities to Ilorin Emirate.
In the wake of the latest attack launched by bandits in the Oniko community in Moro local government area of Kwara state, the assailants killed an aged woman and abducted four residents.
Those abducted at the agrarian community included a nursing mother and her seven months old baby.
The latest attack has caused panic amongst residents of Ilorin Emirate’s community.
Though Oniko is situated in Moro local government in Kwara north, it’s an Ilorin Emirate’s community as Moro LG is one of the five local government areas that make up Ilorin Emirate.
Sources told Blueprint.ng that the gunmen stormed the Oniko community, near the popular Olowu town which hosts a large market in Moro local government area at about 7pm.
“The gunmen stormed our community at about 7pm and headed to a building where they abducted five persons, including an aged woman, nursing mother and her baby. It was like a targeted operation.
“We learnt that the bandits shot the aged woman when she could not walk at their pace. The woman later died,” sources said.
Worried by the situation, the panicking people of Moro local government area in a viral post on social media platforms called the attention of the security agencies and the state government to the unfortunate development.
The post reads: ” Security Alert. Safe the life of our people.
“We call security agent to safe our people in Oniko village Logun/Jeunkunnu ward, Moro local government, Kwara State. Bandits is( are) operating there presently shooting, kidnapping our people’s in Oniko village. It’s a matter of urgency.”
This post was forwarded to the State police and media platform since the evening of Friday by a concerned journalist, but as at the time of filing this report on Saturday, there have been no response from the police hierarchy.