Kwara State Police Command has confirmed a shooting incident and abduction of ten (10) persons at Isapa via Obbo-Ile Village .
In a statement, the Police Public Relations officer, SP Adetoun Ejinre-Adeyemi said
the command received distress information on sporadic gunfire within the community and police operatives mobilized patrol vehicles and tactical teams to the scene.
According to the statement preliminary findings revealed that , a group of armed men invaded the village shooting sporadically.
It explained that as a result, a woman sustained gunshot wound on her leg and had since been treated and discharged.
it noted that further details from police operatives discovered that 10 persons were later abducted.
The statement explained that a search-and-rescue operation was currently underway, involving police tactical teams and local vigilante groups, whom are combing the surrounding bushes with the objective of rescuing the victims and apprehending the culprits.
It maintained that normalcy had been restored in the village, and the situation remained under strict monitoring.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
