Tension has resurfaced in Eruku, a community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, after gunmen suspected to be terrorists abducted another resident on Sunday.
This comes just a week after 38 worshippers were freed following a kidnapping incident in the same town.
It was learnt that the attackers stormed a farmland along the Eruku–Koro Road around midday.
The assailants, reportedly four in number, were armed with AK-47 rifles and cutlasses.
A community leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that the attackers struck during routine work hours and whisked away one Annas Aasanru, a native of Eruku.
“They came with cutlasses and AK-47 rifles, invaded the farmland, and kidnapped a man identified as Annas Aasanru before escaping into the bush,” the source said.
Kwara State has witnessed a surge in banditry in recent weeks, with two major kidnapping incidents occurring within just one week.
On November 18, gunmen attacked a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) branch in Eruku during its midweek service, killing three worshippers, abducting 38 members, including the pastor, and throwing the congregation into panic and chaos.
