Bandits have again, struck Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, k!lling one and kidnapping stepbrothers in the process.
The gunmen had stormed Gbale community at about 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday to wreak havoc, but were repelled by vigilant local hunters and vigilantes, who engaged them in a gun duel.
Sensing the superior firepower of the villagers, the hoodlums were said to have left the area in a hurry and advanced to Bishewa settlement, where they successfully launched havoc.
A dependable source reported that they arrived at approximately 3:00 a.m. and went to a house occupied by two stepbrothers.
Eyewitnesses said the brothers were fast asleep when the assailants gained entry.
“They killed Ndako, the elder brother, and took the younger one, Audu, away,” the source explained.
Another source stated that the vigilantes in Edu were able to repel the attackers not because they were awake, but because “they had superior ammunition, that were why they left.”
