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Bandits Don Show Face Again for Kogi State Church Attack

No be small matter o! Armed men don carry out another serious attack for Kogi State, this time na for one church wey dem dey call Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) for Aiyetoro Kiri. As dem dey do Sunday service, dem rush enter come dey shoot anyhow and carry plenty worshippers away, wey be around 20 pipo.

From wetin we hear, one man wey dem dey call Jayjay, no manage survive the encounter as the bandits no get mercy, dem kill am during the gbege. Kogi state information oga, Kingley Fanwo, talk say security men fit kill about five of the bandits, but some of dem still manage run away like say na any yeye chase be that.

Dis na the second time wey dem go attack church within two weeks for this area. Just last month, for Ejiba, dem don kidnap pastor and him wife along with some members of the church. E be like say bandit activities don increase since di government dey send police and military to hot spots.

Kogi State dey face serious wahala as una know say na dem bandits wey dey kidnap pipo for ransom. Fanwo don talk am before say as pure as palliative na the way dem dey carry on, especially since dem dey squeeze di security power for neighbouring Niger and Kwara states. Na so dem dey shift dem wahala come Kogi.

For the Ayetoro Kiri matter, local government chairman, Zacchaeus Dare, don express him worry over how some clerics dey still dey hold service for areas wey gatz be under tight security. Him talk say dem dey ignore government alerts wey dey warn dem say make dem no gather for service if e no safe.

Di community don dey fear as di kind attack wey don dey happen no be small. We dey hear say di bandits fit don carry more pipo wey no even show face yet. Na wetin dem dey call coordinated attack dey happen as dem also attack Oke-Agi and Ilai communities for di same day. Di area dey face serious disgrace as dem no dey ensure people dey safe for streets anymore.

Residents don dey shout say make security agencies and di Kogi government take urgent steps to protect dem. Di wahala for Okun land no be joke; more people dey haul from di area as dem dey fear for their lives and those of their loved ones. Meanwhile, di police spokesperson for Kogi, SP William Ayah, no fit pick him call to give any update on di matter. Abeg we go continue to dey follow this gist as e dey unfold.


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