The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Monday expressed serious concern over the rising cases of kidnapping across the country, even as it frowned at the reported attack on women protesting at the gate of the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin. The Kwara State Police spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident and said it was under investigation, while Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq also condemned the attack. Afenifere condemned the assault on the protesters, noting that they were unarmed and posed no threat. In a statement, Mr David Ampitan, spokesman for Ayetoro-Kiri community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, alleged that protesters were tear-gassed. Afenifere recalled several recent security incidents, including the December 2025 attack on Ayetoro-Kiri community, the abduction of nine persons in Adanla, a suburb of Igbaja in Kwara State, and the bombing of a police station in Ipele, Ondo State, on New Year’s Eve.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2026 23:46 UTC