Monday, May 12, 2025 - Gunmen abducted a petrol dealer, Alhaji Abbas, and his manager, Abubakar Issa, in Gbugbu community in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The victims were abducted on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Eyewitness accounts reveal that the attack occurred as
Alhaji Abbas and Mr. Issa were returning home after the close of business at
the Daniyan Saba Global Investment filling station in Gbugbu.
The bandits, who reportedly arrived on motorcycles, carried
out a violent operation that resulted in the burning of Alhaji Abbas's vehicle.
This incident marks a disturbing recurrence of attacks
targeting Alhaji Abbas, who had previously survived an earlier encounter with
bandits.
The latest abduction has sent shockwaves through the
community, raising serious concerns about the escalating insecurity in the
area.
"This
is not the first time Alhaji Abbas has been attacked," a source familiar
with the situation disclosed. “The fact that they targeted him again, and this
time successfully abducted him along with his manager, is deeply worrying.”
Residents
who witnessed the aftermath of the attack stated that the bandits retreated
into a nearby forest, believed to be their hideout.
The
community is now urgently appealing to security agencies and the state
government to intervene and address the growing insecurity in Edu Local
Government Area. An eyewitness, who preferred to remain anonymous, expressed
fears about the potential impact on farming activities.
"We are
entering the rainy season, and our farmers need to go to their farmlands,"
the eyewitness lamented. "If this insecurity continues to loom over us, it
will force them to abandon their farms, which will have severe consequences for
our community."
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