The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has deployed a team from the Force Intelligence Directorate to Eruku in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State to investigate the recent attack on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) and identify those responsible.
The Directorate, responsible for gathering and analysing intelligence to support police operations, arrived in the community on Tuesday afternoon.
The team, led by a senior intelligence officer identified as Ibo Sam, conducted a round of the affected areas by Pastor Abiodun Bamidele of the CAC.
During the visit, the officers inspected the church premises, locations riddled with bullet holes, and interviewed at least one victim.
According to the team leader, the IGP has issued a firm directive to “fish out the perpetrators.”
Meanwhile, bandits have attacked the nearby Isapa community in the same LGA, abducting 11 residents during a violent raid.
More than 20 gunmen reportedly stormed the area on Monday with a large herd of cattle, shooting indiscriminately. An elderly woman was said to have been struck by a stray bullet.
A community leader, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, confirmed that 11 persons were taken, including seven members of the same family. The abducted victims include a pregnant woman, two nursing mothers, and several children.
The identified victims are: Talatu Kabiru (20), Magaji (6), Kande (5), Hadiza (10), Mariam (6), Saima (5), Habibat (Housewife), Fatima Yusufu (Pregnant), Sarah Sunday (22), Lami Fidelis (23, nursing mother), and Haja Na Allah (Nursing mother).
Residents said the assailants moved through the community, firing shots, leaving walls and doors peppered with bullet holes. Expended AK-47 shells were recovered after the attackers fled.
The latest raid occurred about a week after gunmen attacked the Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, killing three worshippers and abducting 38 others.
