ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
The Kwara state police command has confirmed the abduction of ten persons, attack on police station and Palace by suspected bandits in Yashikira, Baruten Local Government Area.
In a statement the command Public Relations Officer Adetoun Ejinre -Adeyemi says the armed criminals, in a coordinated and desperate assault simultaneously attacked the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the Palace of the Emir of Yashikira.
It says during the attack, part of the police station was set ablaze, while ten people were abducted and taken to an unknown destination.
However, the attack on the Police station was successfully repelled by police operatives on duty. The statement says following the incident, the Commissioner of Police, 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 wishes to categorically state that the Command will not bow to threats, intimidation, or acts of terror orchestrated by bandits and criminal elements operating within any part of the state.It says the Command remains battle-ready and fully determined to confront these enemies of peace with every lawful operational asset and strategy at its disposal.
