Unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen yesterday attacked Nuku village in Kaima local government of Kwara state, leaving two injured with serious machete wounds and two minors raped.
SurgeZirc NG reports that the robbers invaded the community looking for money, and were disappointed and furious after finding out that there was nothing to steal.
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Irked by the situation, they started inflicting severe injuries on the residents as well as raped minors in the process.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara State Command Babawale Zaid Afolabi said the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.
“In the early hours of Wednesday yet to be identified gunmen invaded Alhaji Hassan Yunusa’a settlement located at Nuku village in Kaima local government area.
“Our checks revealed that the assailants were actually looking for money. But they ransacked the whole place and could not find anything.”
Babawale stated further that the attackers later left Alhaji Yunusa and Woru Yunusa with multiple machete wounds and went away with two girls whom they released a few hours later after they had had canal knowledge of the innocent girls.
He also confirmed that the victims are receiving medical treatment at Woro general hospital while series of medical tests are being carried out on the two minors that were raped by the abductors.
“In the meantime, efforts are ongoing by security operatives to apprehend the assailants while further investigations are on,” the spokesman added.
