Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Rape Two Minors in Kwara

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have raped two minors at Nuku village in Kaima Local Government of Kwara State.

Apart from this, during the attack, two persons were attacked with cutlasses by the gunmen.

The incident according to THISDAY checks happened on the wee hours of yesterday in the village.

Contacted on the attack yesterday, the Public Relations Officer of the state command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) Mr. Babawale Zaid Afolabi, who confirmed the incident said:”During the attack, the two minors were abducted but later released after the abductors have had the canal knowledge of the minors.”

“In the early hours of Wednesday (yesterday) yet to be identified gunmen invaded Alhaji Hassan Yunusa’a settlement located at Nuku village in Kaima local government area of Kwara state.

“Our checks revealed that the assailants were actually looking for money. But they ransacked the whole place and could not found anything”.

He stated further that the attackers later left Alhaji Yunusa and Woru Yunusa with multiple matchete wounds and went away with two girls whom they released few hours later after they had had canal knowledge of the innocent girls.

“As at the time of filing in this report, the two victims are receiving medical treatment at Woro general hospital while series of medical tests are being carried out on the two minors that were raped by the abductors”.

He, however, said that efforts were ongoing by security operatives to apprehend the assailants while further investigations are ongoing over the incident”.