Kwara State Police Command has confirmed an attack on the Police Mobile Force Camp at Nuku Village, via Kaiama, in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi in Ilorin on Friday, the bloody attack which claimed the lives of five forest guards occurred in the early hours of Friday 10th April, 2026.
The spokesperson disclosed that “At about 03:45hrs, bandits launched a coordinated attack on the PMF Camp at Nuku village where five members of the National Forest Guards were fatally shot by armed bandits and an extensive damage done on a patrol vehicle belonging to police operatives before the PMF personnel in the camp repelled the bandits.”
The state Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi expressed deep sympathy to the families of the deceased and condemned the attack in the strongest terms.
The police command, however, assured residents that tactical and intelligence-driven operations have commenced to track down the perpetrators while continuous monitoring of the situation is ongoing to ensure the safety of residents and prevent further security breaches.
He urged members of the public to cooperate with security agencies by providing any useful information that could aid the investigation into the incident.
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