Suspected bandits have launched an attack on the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the palace of the Emir of Yashikira in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
This development was confirmed on Monday via a statement signed by the Kwara State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi.
According to the police spokesperson, the assailants launched the coordinated assault at about 2:00 am, setting part of the Emir’s palace ablaze.
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He added that the suspected terrorists also abducted ten people in the process.
The police, however, stated that operatives on duty successfully repelled the attack on the divisional headquarters.
The statement further noted that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, ordered a full-scale security operation involving security agencies, forest guards and vigilantes to rescue the victims and track down the perpetrators.
He noted, “These criminals have declared war against peace-loving citizens, and we are fully prepared to hunt them down relentlessly”.
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