Just days after 38 kidnapped members of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun, Eruku, were freed, bandits have struck again in the Kwara community, abducting a farmer identified as Annas Aasanru.
The latest attack occurred on Sunday, heightening fear in a community still recovering from repeated assaults. The previously abducted church members regained freedom after five days in captivity, during which three people were killed. They are currently receiving medical attention under the care of the Kwara State Government at a facility in the GRA area of Ilorin.
Confirming the new incident, the spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said a distress call was received around 2:00 p.m. reporting that four armed men invaded a farmland along Koro Road in Eruku at about 12:30 p.m. and abducted the 40-year-old farmer.
She noted that a joint team comprising police officers, soldiers, and local vigilante operatives was immediately deployed for an intensive search and rescue mission.
Ejire-Adeyemi assured residents that efforts are underway to secure the victim’s safe return.
A community leader, who asked to remain anonymous, said the attackers — suspected to be Fulani/Bororo men — stormed the farm with cutlasses and AK-47 rifles before abducting Aasanru and fleeing into the bush.
This latest incident marks the second major attack in Eruku within a month, deepening concerns about escalating insecurity in the area.
