Gunmen have reportedly abducted two brothers from their cassava farm in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The attack, it was gathered, took place on Wednesday at the Bokungi Zambufu community in Lafiagi Emirate.
A vigilante commander, Gina Gana, confirmed the incident on Wednesday night.
He said the assailants, numbering about four, were heavily armed.
According to him, they invaded the farm, shooting sporadically before whisking the brothers away.
‘No contact has been made to demand any ransom, but we later saw the military with two suspects, but we don’t know if they were part of the bandits,’ he said.
Meanwhile, the Kwara State Government has urged residents, especially in Ekiti, Ifelodun, Isin, Oke Ero, and Irepodun local government areas, to be vigilant and restrict outdoor activities as security forces intensify operations against kidnappers in border towns between Kwara and Kogi states.
The areas have come under a series of attacks lately.
‘The kidnappers are fleeing their hideouts and we don’t want law-abiding citizens to be affected,’ Commissioner for Communications, Bolanle Olukoju, said in a statement.
She said the government regrets any inconveniences the restrictions may cause but praised security forces for their renewed efforts to rout the criminals.
He urged them to continue until the gangs are neutralised and flushed out of the forests.