Early Friday morning, as community people dey prepare for burial, e turn to wahala! Gunmen wey get plenty, over 40, stormed Inele-Ugoh for Olamaboro Local Government. Dem no come play o, dem kidnap four mourners, including one mama and her three pikin. Na wetin we call serious gbege!

Eyewitnesses talk say as dem carry the family enter bush, five other people wey dey farm also fall victim to this bandit attack. People come dey wonder how these armed robbers fit gather like this, as e be like say dem get strong backup and wahala dey grow like bushfire.

The community quickly call the soldiers dem from 12 Brigade wey dey near, but the response no fit come quick enough, as the bandits don already disappear for bush. “E be like say these bandits no dey fear anyone,” one witness talk. “Dem carry weapons wey strong pass secondary school.”

Na im make the community now dey beg for support, as dem talk say without drone and police helicopter, e go hard for troops to locate these criminals dem. Local police talk say, “Dis bandit matter don dey vex us well-well. Dem dey move around like dem get wings, plus, dem fit be like 200, split into small-small groups, both day and night.”

Your guess no go wrong, Christmas dey round corner. People dey fear say if dem no catch these bandits, they no go chop any jollof rice for December.

Kogi East Neighbourhood Watch (KENW) don ring bell say this kidnapper wahala don dey increase for Olamaboro area. Dem talk say “Plenty gunmen dey enter from our neighboring states, dem dey operate like say dem be kings.” Na true talk o! The community dey cry as dem need urgent action from government, both state and federal, to stop dis nonsense.

Meanwhile, the State Police Command never respond to the matter as their phone line no dey connect. This one na serious issue wey require proper gbege mata.