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Banditry struck once more in Eruku, Ekiti Local Council, Kwara State, on Sunday, just days after 38 worshippers of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun were released.
A farmer, Annas Aasanru, 40, was abducted from his farmland along Koro Road, according to the Kwara State Police Command.
Spokesperson SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi confirmed that four armed men, reportedly wielding cutlasses and AK-47 rifles, invaded the farm around 12:30 pm.
Police, military personnel, and local vigilante groups were immediately dispatched to the scene for a search and rescue operation.
“All necessary efforts are underway to secure the return of the abducted victim,” SP Ejire-Adeyemi said.
Community leaders described the attackers as suspected Fulani/Bororo men who fled into the bush after the abduction.
Meanwhile, Oba Kamilu Salami, the Ojibara of Bayagan in Ifelodun Local Council, who had been kidnapped last Saturday alongside six others, reportedly escaped from his captors on Sunday evening.
Palace sources indicated that the traditional ruler and the others fled during a violent confrontation between bandits and local vigilantes in the EkuIdaji area near Igbaja.
Earlier on Sunday, the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N150 million from the community before releasing the monarch.
Sources confirmed that the escapees have made contact with the community to report their safety, though they have yet to return home.
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