The Nigerian military has taken over Oke-Isegun community in Eruku, Kwara State, following a bandits’ attack on worshippers at CAC Church on Tuesday, during which three people were killed and some of the worshippers were abducted.
According to Vanguard, a community spokesman, Ayeni Olanipekun, who confirmed the development, said that the state Commissioner of Police Ojo Adekimi was also in Eruku with his team.
“As we speak,the soldiers have taken over Eruku,the Commissioner of Police,Mr Ojo Adekimi is also there with his team. We learnt that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved their deployment to the community.
“We also learnt that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is also on his way to Eruku with his team,” Olanipekun said.
Speaking on efforts to rescue the victims, Olanipekun said that several of the local hunters deployed to search the forests have not returned, stressing that efforts are ongoing.
In the video that went viral the bandits were seen in a staccato shooting inside the church, while the worshippers both aged and young were seen trying to run for cover right inside the church.
Worshippers were also seen in the video being pursued into smaller rooms inside the church while other bandits were also seen packing handbags the worshippers abandoned on the seats.
