Mohammed Jubril, a resident of the Ago Igbira settlement in Osun State, was kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday.
A gunfight broke out between the attackers and some locals before the victim was eventually taken away. Hassan Jubril, another local, was hurt. It became known
According to a villager who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons, eight armed men attacked the neighborhood early on Wednesday morning.
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Police, members of the Amotekun Corps, Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services, and a few other volunteers have already combed the forest, the source claimed.
Today there was a barrage of gunfire here; we don’t know their purpose, but they kidnapped a man.
When asked about the current situation of the settlement, the source said some residents are fleeing the area over the fear of another attack.
Another witness, who identified himself simply as Quadri, explained that “heavy gunshots” by the attackers woke up residents of the community.
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“Everyone here is currently living in fear because they don’t know what the next minutes hold for them.
“We can only appeal to the police to beef up security around our settlement before these people either kidnap us all or kill us all,” Mr Quadri said.
Efforts to speak with the police spokesperson in Osun, Yemisi Opalola, were unsuccessful as she did not pick up her calls nor reply to a text messa