No fewer than 2 people were feared killed this night, when suspected Kidnappers invaded Oke-Ode community, Ifelodun LG of Kwara State.

Speaking with Fresh Insight an eyewitness said, identified as Iya Aliyah said “Around 7pm tonight, Fulani guys numbering 6, stormed the town in gestapo manner on bike, attacked and attempted to Kidnap a popular commercial POS operator, who escaped being by the whiskers.

“While trying to prevent their targeted victim from escaping, the Kidnappers shot sporadically and in the ensuing melee, a trader named Iya Niyi from aleye compound, was caught by stray bullet and died on the spot.

“The town’s hunters gave the Kidnappers a hot chase, exchanged gunfire with them and in the ensuing gun battle, one of the assailants, a teenager was killed” she confirmed.

“As I’m speaking with you, the local hunters are still in pursuit of the remaining suspects, they’re combing the surrounding forest” she added.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, promised to confirm and revert. As at the time of filing this report, she was yet to do so.