Eyewitnesses dispute police account of Kwara violence: "No arrest was made"

• A deadly onslaught successful Ilesa Baruba, Kwara State, near 8 radical dead, contradicting constabulary claims that six died and 1 fishy was arrested
• Eyewitnesses and section residents quality the timeline, location, and the expected arrest, suggesting a mix-up oregon misrepresentation by authorities
• Community members request transparency arsenic conflicting accounts erode spot successful the authoritative communicative and information response

A question of disorder has gripped Ilesa Baruba and its neighboring communities successful Baruteen Local Government Area of Kwara pursuing a deadly onslaught that claimed 8 lives, arsenic residents openly contradict the State Police Command’s assertion of an apprehension linked to the violence.

Residents person discarded the Police assertion that an apprehension was made aft the killing. Photo credit: FB/Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq
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In a connection issued connected April 22, 2025, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said:

“Our probe culminated successful the apprehension of an informant, who admitted to collaborating with a radical of bandits. This idiosyncratic has proven to beryllium a invaluable plus successful advancing the investigation.”

The constabulary added that:

“Suspected equipped men, numbering ten, stormed the Ilesha Baruba Motor Park and opened occurrence indiscriminately... Six persons mislaid their lives, portion 2 others sustained superior gunshot injuries.”

Residents negate Police relationship of event

However, assemblage members privy to the incidental informed Legit.ng that the police's claims astir the substance are inaccurate and look self-contradictory.

Eyewitness Danmusa Faruk challenged the authoritative narrative, saying the incidental really occurred connected the nighttime of Monday, April 22, not Sunday arsenic claimed.

The entirety of the Police property release, including the determination of onslaught and fig of victims, has been rejected by eyewitnesses. Photo: NPF
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“Although determination is simply a mix-up connected the written information, it is said 21st of Sunday and yesterday was Monday, right? Ilesa and Kamanji are 2 antithetic places. Kamanji is successful Kaiama Local Government portion Ilesa Baruba is successful Baruten. They are conscionable mixing information. Eight radical were shot, and each 8 are present dead,” helium said.

Faruk explained further that 7 victims were buried successful Ilesa Baruba connected Tuesday morning, portion the eighth, a 13-year-old apprentice from the Republic of Benin, was taken crossed the borderline for burial.

“So, 7 radical were buried erstwhile we did a wide burial this morning(Tuesday morning). The eighth victim, the lad learning bricklaying, was returned to his parents successful the Republic of Benin.”

Community outrightly rejects constabulary statement

Another section resident, who insisted helium is well-informed astir assemblage happenings, besides dismissed the police’s apprehension claim.

The nonmigratory reported that immoderate unit from the Nigerian Army visited the incidental tract connected Tuesday to measure the aftermath of the violence.

“I americium not alert of the apprehension of immoderate suspect, and I americium precise conversant with accusation and vigilant,” helium said.

He continued:

“Even the worker that came from Shaki, we accompanied him to the constabulary station. We conscionable came back, and determination is nary specified arrest. Maybe it happened determination other wholly but not successful Ilesa Baruba.”

This stark contradiction has near galore residents skeptical of the police’s connection strategy.

The constabulary further stated:

“Full information architecture has been activated, including tactical teams, intensified surveillance, and intelligence-led operations aimed astatine restoring bid and order.”

Still, residents accidental they person yet to consciousness the interaction of this information effect connected the ground.

“We request much than conscionable property statements,” said different nonmigratory from Okuta town, Ismail.

Ismail added:

“The onslaught happened, radical died, and the assemblage is inactive grieving. If there's been an arrest, we merit to cognize who, where, and how.”

The 2nd incidental mentioned by the police, the sidesplitting of a vigilante during a weapon conflict with suspected bandits successful Kemanji, besides occurred successful a antithetic section government.

This further fueled suspicions that information officials whitethorn beryllium bundling abstracted attacks into a azygous communicative to mislead the people.

Gunmen successful subject azygous invade Kwara community

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that calamity struck connected Monday nighttime successful Ilesha Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, arsenic suspected terrorists dressed successful subject camouflage stormed the community, sidesplitting six people successful a brazen onslaught that has sent shockwaves crossed the area.

Legit.ng gathered from aggregate assemblage sources that the onslaught occurred astir 9:00 p.m. astatine the main store of the town, adjacent the residence of a salient elder, Alhaji Jubril.

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Source: Legit.ng