Terrorists on Friday evening reportedly invaded the Adanla community, a suburb of Igbaja in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, and allegedly abducted no fewer than seven persons.
The attack, according to residents, occurred around 7pm on Friday, December 26, 2025, and threw the peaceful agrarian community into fear.
A community leader in Igbaja and coordinator of the Kwara South Joint Community Security Watch Network, Elder Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, confirmed the kidnap by the terrorists.
According to him, the terrorists stormed Adanla in large numbers, firing sporadically as they moved from house to house and forcing residents into submission.
“At about 7:30pm, we received a report from Adanla-Irese, a suburb of Igbaja, that bandits had entered the community,” Oyin-Zubair said.
“We immediately swung into action by mobilizing hunters and vigilantes from Igbaja to the area. We also alerted the Brigade Commander of the 22 Armoured Brigade, who directed his men around the axis to respond swiftly,” he noted.
He also stated that soldiers later arrived in the community in two operational trucks to support local security operatives.
“At about 7:30pm, we received a report from Adanla-Irese, a suburb of Igbaja, that bandits had entered the community,” Oyin-Zubair said.
“We immediately swung into action by mobilizing hunters and vigilantes from Igbaja to the area. We also alerted the Brigade Commander of the 22 Armoured Brigade, who directed his men around the axis to respond swiftly,” he noted.
“Unfortunately, before their arrival, the bandits had already abducted eight persons and wounded a woman. They were shooting indiscriminately to scare the locals,” he said.
The Kwara State Police Command spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, was yet to receive a detailed briefing on the incident at the time of filing this report.
“I am yet to be properly briefed about the incident. I got the information last night too, but as soon as I have details, I will get back to you,” she said.
