- The incident happened in Alalubosa community, Okoolowo, Asa Local government area of the State.
- The gunmen also shot two of his siblings before abducting their mother during the incident that happened around 10:00 pm in the southern state
One AbdulRasheed Alafara was on Tuesday shot dead by rampaging gunmen terrorising Kwara State.
The incident happened in Alalubosa community, Okoolowo, Asa Local government area of the State.
The gunmen also shot two of his siblings before abducting their mother during the incident that happened around 10:00 pm in the southern state.
The kidnappers, who were about six in number wielded AK-47s, and were reported to have stormed the locality shooting sporadically.
Many of the residents who were sitting outside during the period ran to save their lives.
It was gathered that they initially shot Alafara in the leg before he was macheted to death while trying to escape.
The other two victims, Semiat Mukaila and Abdullahi, siblings of the deceased, are said to be receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital for gunshot wounds.
Speaking on the incident, one of the victims, Abdullahi, told newsmen that assailants operated for about 30 minutes and “It was the vigilantes who later confronted them that killed one during an exchange of gunfire”.
“They abducted our mother, killed my brother and seriously injured two other siblings. Our father, who is the Magaji, escaped. But it was the vigilantes who responded swiftly to our call that shot one dead and rescued our mother.
“We called the police around 10:00 pm on Tuesday but they only came around 10:00 am today (Wednesday) several hours later,” Daily Trust quoted him as saying.
He implored the government to equip the vigilantes to improve the security situation in the state.
The spokesman of the state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi SP, confirmed the incident. He added that “a team of policemen were already at the scene”.