Bandits have launched another attack in the Isapa community of Ekiti Local Government Area in Kwara State, abducting 11 residents in a late-night raid.
According to local sources, more than 20 gunmen invaded the community on Monday, arriving with a large herd of cattle and firing sporadically.
An elderly woman was reportedly struck by a stray bullet during the assault.
A community leader, who spoke under anonymity, confirmed that 11 people were taken away, seven of whom are from the same family.
The victims include a pregnant woman, two nursing mothers, and several young children.
Those abducted have been identified as Talatu Kabiru (20), Magaji (6), Kande (5), Hadiza (10), Mariam (6), Saima (5), Habibat (housewife), Fatima Yusufu (pregnant woman), Sarah Sunday (22), Lami Fidelis (23, nursing mother) and Haja Na Allah (nursing mother).
Eyewitnesses described how the attackers moved through parts of the community, leaving bullet holes in buildings. Spent AK-47 shells were found scattered across the area after the gunmen escaped.
Police authorities have not yet released an official statement on the incident.
The attack comes barely two weeks after gunmen stormed the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, also in the same LGA, where 38 worshippers were abducted and several others killed.
The victims of that assault have since been released.
Residents remain on edge as communities across the region grapple with repeated armed attacks and rising insecurity.
