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The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has mourned the killing of no fewer than 12 persons, including the Baale of Ogbayo, during Sunday morning’s gunmen attack on Oke-Ode community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
This followed the confirmation of the attack by the state police command, which stated that the incident occurred around 7 a.m. when armed men stormed the Ogbayo area of Oke-Ode, shooting sporadically and targeting members of the local vigilante.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said operatives of the command and personnel of the National Forest Security Service swiftly responded to distress calls, but 12 vigilante members were already found dead.
The statement added that four injured victims were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were evacuated. Punch
