According to the source, the victims were on an errand to buy food for residents of their community when they were ambushed and killed by the assailants.
Suspected terrorists have struck again in Kwara State, killing two persons in the Ifelodun Local Government Area, further deepening fears over the worsening security situation in the state.
A source who spoke with SaharaReporters said the attack occurred along the road linking Babanla and Oreke communities.
According to the source, the victims were on an errand to buy food for residents of their community when they were ambushed and killed by the assailants.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, two lifeless bodies were seen lying in a pool of blood at the scene of the attack.
The footage also showed local vigilantes and officers of the Nigeria Police Force present at the scene, inspecting the bodies of the victims and securing the area.
Kwara State has in recent months witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks and kidnappings, particularly in rural communities, raising serious concerns among residents over the ability of security agencies to protect lives and property.
Despite repeated assurances by authorities, residents say fear now dominates daily life as attacks continue unabated across parts of the state.
SaharaReporters previously reported that Nigerian soldiers arrested a group of suspected bandits found patrolling with AK-47 rifles in a local security patrol vehicle in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The suspects were intercepted by troops during an operation in the area and taken into custody.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the arrested men were seen prostrated on the ground with their hands tied as soldiers questioned them over their activities and the source of the arms in their possession.
During the interrogation, one of the suspects, speaking in Hausa and Nigerian Pidgin, claimed that the vehicle and rifles were provided by the Kwara State government.
He alleged that they had been operating in the area under the guise of patrol duties for some time.
“We have been here for quite a while. We are using the vehicle for patrol. Wallahi, na the truth I dey tell you,” the suspect said in the video.
“Ilorin government na him give us this motor and the weapons. They were the ones that gave us the rifles.”
The suspect further alleged that the arms were not personally collected by him but by their superior, whom he referred to as “our oga,” insisting that multiple individuals were involved.
“We are not the ones that collected the rifles; it was our oga that collected them. I know because I was with them. We go patrol many times with them, including oga Victor. All of them are involved. The weapons are theirs,” he claimed.
The suspect repeatedly insisted that the rifles did not belong to them, swearing by God that the weapons were not privately owned by the group.
In the video, other detainees, whose hands were tied, were heard repeatedly chanting religious phrases as the questioning continued.