The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has reported that some unidentified gunmen attacked a farm settlement at Ahun village, Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing a teenager.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Command’s spokesman, Babawale Afolabi, and made available to journalists.
The statement quoted Afolabi as saying that the incident happened at night, on September 25, during which two other persons sustained bullet wounds.
It read that “On September 26, some community leaders from Ahun Farm Settlement in Oro-Ago, reported at our Divisional Office an attack on their community by unknown gunmen.
“The gunmen were in large number and they started shooting sporadically when they entered the community, which resulted in the death of one Rukayat, a teenager, by a stray bullet.”
The statement added that the motive behind the attack had not been established but, “we have commenced further investigations.”
According to it, the Command is working with some community leaders in order to get to the roots of the matter.
It was gathered that security had been beefed up in the community to forestall further attacks.
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