Bandits have abducted a local businessman, Suleiman Ndana, during a midnight raid on Tsaragi community in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The attack occurred around midnight when the gunmen stormed the area, targeting Ndana, who had recently built a new fuel station in Yana Kokonna, Tsaragi.
Residents said the assailants operated for several minutes before whisking him away to an unknown location. His abduction has since thrown the community into fear and uncertainty.
The latest incident heightens concerns over insecurity in Edu Local Government and other parts of Kwara State, where residents have consistently called on security agencies to boost surveillance and protect rural communities.
Also, on Friday morning, bandits attacked two brothers working on their farmland in Lema community, Edu Local Government Area.
One of the victims was killed instantly, while the other sustained severe, life-threatening injuries.
According to Nupeko TV, the assailants struck the farmland located just a short distance from the main settlement.
The survivor was rushed to the hospital for urgent medical treatment.
Meanwhile, earlier reports had that troops of the Nigerian Army killed a suspected arms courier transporting assault rifles into a Kwara community and seized a cache of weapons hidden in a sack of charcoal.
According to a military statement obtained by SaharaReporters, the operation was conducted by troops of 22 Armoured Brigade under Operation Park Strike V during a snap checkpoint along the Share–Gbugbu Road in Edu Local Government Area on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
Based on what was described as “credible intelligence,” soldiers intercepted a Volkswagen Golf 3 with registration number Bayelsa SAG-133 XA. The driver, who attempted to escape, was neutralised by troops.
A search of the vehicle uncovered five AK-47 rifles and three magazines stuffed inside a charcoal sack to avoid detection.
Military sources revealed that the suspected courier had been tracked from Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, a known hub for banditry and arms trafficking, before being intercepted in Kwara at about 8:30 a.m.
