MON MAY 25 2026-theGBJournal| Barely 48 hours after a deadly attack on worshippers in Ori-Oke Ajaiye sent shockwaves across Kwara State, armed terrorists have struck again, this time targeting the heart of traditional authority in Yashikira early Monday morning, precisely 0200hrs, according to Kwara State Police Command.
In a brazen pre-dawn operation, the attackers simultaneously invaded the Emir’s palace and the divisional police headquarters, setting part of the royal residence ablaze and abducting 10 residents.
Although security operatives successfully repelled the assault on the police station, the latest attack has heightened fears among residents who say a growing wave of violence is turning once-peaceful communities into theatres of fear, forcing families to live under the constant threat of abduction, displacement and death.
According to Kwara State Police Command, following the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Ojo Adekimi, immediately ordered a full-scale, intelligence-driven tactical operation involving the Police, Military, Forest Guards, Vigilantes, and other security stakeholders to comb the surrounding forests and criminal hideouts with the sole objective of rescuing the victims unhurt and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
The Commissioner of Police, while lamenting and condemning the attack said, “these criminals have declared war against peace-loving citizens, and we are fully prepared to hunt them down relentlessly.
We will deploy everything within our operational capacity to smoke them out of hiding, dismantle their networks, rescue all abducted victims, and ensure they face the full wrath of the law.”
The Command further assures residents of Yashikira, Kaiama LGA, and the entire State that security operations have been intensified across vulnerable areas.
”In addition, surveillance, intelligence gathering, and aggressive bush-combing operations are ongoing,” the Police Command said.
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