Terrorists abduct the Kwara Emir’s wives and children.

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin

In the early hours of today, armed men set the palace of the Emir of Yashikira in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State on fire and abducted four of the Emir’s wives, two children and four palace aides as they tried to escape the blaze.

The attack follows an incident just 48 hours earlier in which terrorists killed three people and abducted ten worshippers during a night vigil in a church in Ekiti Local Government.

They also targeted the nearby police divisional headquarters but were reportedly repelled by the officers on duty.

According to reliable local sources, the ten people taken from the palace during the fire were the four wives, two children and four aides of the Emir.

State police spokesperson SP Adetoun Ejire‑Adeyemi confirmed the assault in a statement released Monday afternoon.

The statement read in part: “The armed criminals, in a coordinated and desperate assault at about 2 a.m., simultaneously attacked the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the palace of the Emir of Yashikira. During the attack, part of the palace 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.”

Adetoun added that “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 State Police Command condemned the “cowardly and audacious attack” carried out by suspected bandits, stating that the Command would not yield to threats, intimidation or acts of terror from criminal elements operating anywhere in the state.

“The Command remains battle‑ready and fully determined to confront these enemies of peace with every lawful operational asset and strategy at its disposal. 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 CP said.

The Command also assured residents of Yashikira, Baruten 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 statement concluded.

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