Terror struck Idofin Odo-Ase, a peaceful community in Oke Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Thursday night when armed terrorists invaded the area, killing at least three residents and sending villagers fleeing in fear.
Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the community at dusk, shooting sporadically and breaking into homes.
SaharaReporters obtained disturbing videos and photos showing the lifeless bodies of the victims two shot and one stabbed during the brutal assault that has thrown the entire Kwara South region into panic.
“They came suddenly, shooting and shouting,” a resident recounted. “We ran into the bush, but three people were killed instantly.
People are leaving the community this morning because no one knows if they will come back.”
The source added that no security operatives were present during or after the attack. “We didn’t see police or soldiers.
The killers moved freely. Everyone is scared. Families are packing their belongings and running to nearby towns,” he said.
The gruesome incident adds to the rising wave of insecurity in Kwara State’s rural areas. Just hours earlier, SaharaReporters had reported another attack in Efagi village under Lafiagi Emirate in Edu Local Government Area, where bandits kidnapped a couple and injured a local vigilante member.
According to local witnesses, the bandits invaded Efagi village around 1 a.m., shooting indiscriminately as they stormed the area.
During the chaos, they abducted a man and his wife, leaving a vigilante member wounded after he attempted to resist the attackers.
However, swift intervention by troops of the Nigerian Army helped rescue the kidnapped woman, though her husband remains in captivity.
“The Army arrived instantly and engaged the bandits in a gun duel,” a resident told NupekoTV Lafiagi. “They were able to rescue the woman from their hands.”
The twin attacks in Oke Ero and Edu local governments underscore the deepening security crisis across Kwara’s rural communities, where residents continue to live in constant fear of terrorists and kidnappers.
Community leaders have repeatedly appealed to security agencies and the state government to deploy more personnel to vulnerable border areas.
Many locals now believe the bandits are exploiting porous forest routes linking Kwara to Kogi and Niger States.
As tension heightens, hundreds of displaced residents from Idofin Odo-Ase have reportedly fled to neighboring towns, including Ilofa and Ekan-Meje, for safety.
Security experts warn that unless swift action is taken, the persistent attacks could further destabilize the once-tranquil Kwara South region.
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