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Heavily armed bandits
Armed bandits have abducted three children of the Village Head of Gamalegi community in Lafiagi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The Vigilante Commander of Gbugbu Zone, Mr. Suleiman, said the incident occurred on Thursday at about 2:30 a.m., when the attackers invaded the community, shooting sporadically.
He said the gunmen stormed the house of the Village Head, Alhaji Hassan, and whisked away his three children – 15-year-old Aliyu Alhassan, 17-year-old Sheshi Alhassan, and 14-year-old Ibrahim Alhassan.
According to him, vigilantes, soldiers, police and local hunters immediately mobilised and launched a bush-combing operation to rescue the victims and apprehend the perpetrators.
He added that the operation was ongoing as of the time of filing this report. (Zagazola)
