Gumnen suspected to bandits terrorising Kwara north axis again attacked Kemanji community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara state on Monday morning, killing unspecified number of persons.
Local sources said the attackers who struck around 3am upon arrival, allegedly launched an explosive device at a military camp in the area, before advancing further into the community.
But despite the assault on security operatives , sources said security operatives, including personnel of the “Nigerian Army and local vigilante groups, repelled the attackers in an intense gun duel that lasted till about 5am
The attack was coming barely two weeks after suspected bandits attacked the camp of Mobile Police Force (MPF) of the Nigeria Police Force in Nuku village in Kaiama LGA, killing five members of the National Forest Guard.
In the latest onslaught on the community, Blueprint.ng gathered that the attackers reportedly struck and shot indiscriminately, throwing the community into panic.
It was gathered that the heavy sounds of gunshot woke already panicked residents, forcing them to scamper for safety.
Details of the casualty is still sketchy as neither security agencies nor local sources could confirm the number of persons killed as at the time of filling this report.
“It’s very pathetic and disheartening. The entire community is in a state of panic, and many villagers have fled. No one can yet predict the number of victims involved,” a local source said.
Security agencies and the state police command were yet to make official statement regarding the incident.
An inquiry directed to the public relations officer of the Kwara state police command Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on journalists platform, was yet to be responded to as at the time of filing this report.
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