Armed bandits reportedly attacked the Nuku community in Kaiama local government area of Kwara state in the early hours of Friday, killing five Forest Guards operatives in the process.
Blueprint Weekendrecalls that the bandits had, about two months ago, attacked Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama local government area, killing about 200 and abducted about 176 others.
In the renewed assault, the bandits reportedly stormed the Kwara community in large numbers at about 3:am, shooting sporadically into the air in order to instill fear in the residents.
“They entered through their usual route in large numbers in the early hours of today, April 10, 2026, at Nuku and started shooting directly and, within a short time, killed several innocent people, including the newly recruited forest guards,” an eye witness was quoted as saying.
At the time of filing this report, the Kwara State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident as the spokesperson for the command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said she did not have details of the attack but promised to provide updates when more information arrives on her desk.
