Kwara state,Nigeria: Gunmen launched a deadly attack on Ilesha Baruba Motor Park in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, leaving six people dead and two others critically injured.
The assailants, said to be ten in number, opened fire indiscriminately at a relaxation spot within the park, according to the spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi.
Ejire-Adeyemi confirmed that a full-scale investigation into the incident is underway. She added that efforts are being intensified to track down the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
In a related development, a separate incident occurred on Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Kaiama Local Government Area, where a member of a local vigilante group, Yusuf Samba, was killed during a confrontation with suspected bandits in Kainji National Park.
Three of the suspected bandits were reportedly neutralized during the exchange, while an individual believed to be an informant for the gang has been arrested.
Ejire-Adeyemi reiterated the command’s commitment to maintaining law and order, warning that anyone found aiding or abetting criminal activities in the state would face the full force of the law.
By Taiwo Olatinwo/ Aprill 22,2025
