Terrorists return to Iyemero Ekiti, kidnap 5

By Sanusi Ajayi

Suspected Fulani terrorists have returned to Iyemero-Ekiti after a night of fierce battle that once repelled their initial invasion.

Earlier in the week more than 20 Fulani terrorists had invaded Iyemero located in Ajoni Local Council Devlopment Area, (LCDA). The local vigilante resisted and fought back for more than two hours before a reinforcement of Amotekun and soldiers joined the local fighters to repel the invaders

The terrorists had earlier kidnapped a couple with their two children which the invaders abandoned in the heat of local resistance.

However,Irohinoodua was informed that on Friday before midnight the terorists returned again into the village. This time without sporadic shootings, they went into houses located in the outskirts of the village from where they kidnapped five people.

“The strategy of the terrorists shows war tactics. They came at a time they were least expected. No one would have imagined they would come immediately after they had been defeated. In military tactics that is “surprise attack” a member of the vigilante in the community who does not wish to be named told Irohnoodua.

When asked why the vigilantes were unable to fight back the second time, he said the terorists entered the town without any gun shots.

“They disguised as normal villagers. They went to houses located in the outskirts of the village. The houses were far from the main town and some are mud houses where people live. They went their to kidnap an entire family. There are women and children among them.”

Th source said by the time the local vigilantes were alerted, the terorists had disappeared into the forest.

Another member of Amotekun who spoke to Irohinoodua said after the soldiers left, they should have stationed a few soldiers to protect the community.

According to him, the armed Fulani terrorists are enthrenched in Ekiti, Kogi and Kwara forests adding that the people who attacked the town initially came with new AK-47 guns.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. S.A. Abejide has expressed profound appreciation to the Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, for his swift and decisive intervention by protecting the territorial Ajoni boarders from incultions of the bandits. He said the Governor and the Ajoni LCDA Chairman are trying their best in the face of limiting constitutional powers that does not empower the Governor to be able to exercise full control over security matters.

According to Hon. Abejide, credible intelligence revealed that the bandits had concluded detailed plans to invade the community and kidnap innocent residents.