Two confirmed dead in Kwara church, community attack, several others injured, abducted
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the death of at least two persons in the suspected bandits attacks in Eruku Community and a Christ Apostolic Church parish in Kwara State.
A worshipper in the church was said to have been killed during the attack while another victim’s corpse was found in the bush.
This was confirmed in a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi.
The statement read: “The Kwara State Police Command confirms an attempted bandit attack in Eruku, which occurred at about 18:00 hours of today, 18th November, 2025.
“The DPO Eruku and his team of police operatives, in collaboration with vigilantes, swiftly responded to the sound of gunshots emanating from the outskirts of the town, prompting the hoodlums to flee into the bush.
“Police confirmed that a male victim, Mr. Aderemi, was fatally shot inside the church, while another, Mr. Tunde Asaba Ajayi, was found dead in the bush.
“A vigilante, Segun Alaja, sustained gunshot injuries and was rushed to ECWA Hospital, Eruku, for treatment.
“CP Adekimi Ojo commended the swift response of the police and vigilantes. He also assures the public that security agencies will not relent until these hoodlums are totally decimated.”
According to an earlier Punch report however, the first of the series of attacks targeted a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church during a special service, with gunmen reportedly opening fire on worshippers before abducting the pastor and an unspecified number of congregants.
The report quoted an eyewitness who said that three worshippers were killed on the spot during the attack on the church.
“The gunmen came into the church while people were gathered. They started shooting and three people died immediately. They later rounded up some worshippers, including the pastor, and marched them into the bush,” the eye witness had said in the report.
The attackers were also reported to have launched another assault along the Ilorin–Kabba Road, which forced travellers to abandon their vehicles and flee into nearby bushes, with Community leaders lamenting the incessant spate of attacks in the past few weeks.
