A search-and-rescue operation has been launched for ten abducted people after the Kwara State Police Command confirmed a shooting incident at Isapa on Monday via Obbo-Ile Village.
Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the commissioner of police, signed the statement, noting that the village is still under surveillance while police and neighborhood vigilantes are searching for the abducted victims and suspects.
The command received distressing reports of sporadic gunfire within the Isapa community on November 24, 2025, at about 18:30. Patrol vehicles and tactical teams were quickly dispatched by police.
A group of armed men, suspected of being herders, invaded the village and launched an indiscriminate fire at around 18:05 hrs. A woman was shot in the leg, but she has since been treated and discharged. 10 people were abducted, according to additional investigations.
“A search-and-rescue operation is currently being conducted, which involves local vigilante organizations and police tactical teams.” They are scouting the nearby bushes to find the perpetrators and rescue the victims. The village has experienced normalcy, and the situation is still being closely monitored, according to the statement.
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According to the statement, CP Adekimi Ojo, the Kwara State Command’s Commissioner of Police, traveled to Isapa for an on-the-spot evaluation.
The CP met with local and youth leaders as well as the Onisapa of Isapa Land, Oba Gbenga Adeyeye, and the Olokesa of Okesa Land, Oba Olu Fagbamila Raphael Olusegun, among others.
He assured the people that more aggressive efforts will be made to secure the victims’ safety and restore security.
In the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, bandits earlier robbed 11 residents of the Isapa community.
More than 20 gunmen stormed the neighborhood on Monday carrying a sizable herd of cattle and fired shots without distinction. A stray bullet reportedly struck the elderly woman during the attack.
Seven of the abducted people belong to the same family, according to a community leader who spoke on condition of anonymity. A pregnant woman, two nursing mothers, and several young children are among the victims.
The abducted people’s names have been identified as: Talatu Kabiru (20 female), Magaji (6 male), Kande (5 female), Hadiza (10 female), Mariam (6 female), Saima (5 female), housewives Fatima Yusufu, Sarah Sunday (22 female), Lami Fidelis (23 female, nursing mother), and Haja Na Allah (nursing mother).
According to witnesses, the attackers fled through some of the town and broke windows and doors.
After the gunmen fled, scattered AK-47 shells were discovered throughout the neighborhood. An official statement regarding the incident is not yet being released by the police.
The most recent attack on Isapa comes a week after gunmen abducted 38 people and reportedly killed several others at a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) branch in Eruku, in the same LGA.
Prior to the Eruku attack, according to a report from Channels Television, gunmen opened fire on the church, killing three attendees and abducting several others, including the pastor, as a result of the incident.
Residents of Eruku were reportedly escaping through bush paths that connected them to nearby communities, leaving them in a state of fear and confusion.
Source: Channels TV
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