Gunmen attacked Ora, a community on the Osun–Kwara boundary, abducted a retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi and k!lled a village chief.
The incident occurred on Monday evening, December 15, 2025.
The victim’s wife, Titilayo, told punch that the incident occurred in front of Owolabi’s house on Akisa Road, Ora, Osun State, a few minutes before 7 p.m.
Narrating the incident, Titilayo said her husband had visited her shop shortly after she closed for the day.
While he headed to another location in the town, she returned home to prepare dinner.
She said that after finishing the meal and while waiting for her husband, she heard gunshots at the entrance to their compound.
“When I closed my shop around 6:30 p.m., my husband came around and asked me to go home. When I got home, I cooked and was about to serve my children their food when I heard a gunshot,” she narrated.
“I initially thought the shots were from hunters who sometimes come around, but the gunshots became sporadic. Later, I heard my husband’s voice outside our fence.
“I didn’t know he was being held by bandits. I went out to check what was happening
“One of the gunmen jumped over the fence into our compound. Those I saw were young boys. I knelt down and spoke Hausa to him because they were speaking Hausa. Instead of responding, he started beating me.
“He asked me for money. While all this was going on, they were firing shots. The next thing I heard was the sound of a motorcycle conveying my husband towards the bush.
“The two gunmen in our compound then jumped over the fence into the bush and fled. My husband is a retired Customs officer. People should help us bring him back home safely.”
Sources in the community also said that while fleeing the area, the gunmen shot d3ad a village chief, identified simply as Dennis, who was returning from his farm.
The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, who confirmed the incident said more deployment had been made to comb the bush in the area.
“Immediately the incident happened yesterday, police operatives and other volunteers chased after the gunmen. We are working hard to rescue the victim. One person was shot, but not within Osun. Where they killed him falls within Kwara State,” he said.
#Gunmen #abduct #retired #Customs #officer #kll #Osun #border #community
Leave a Reply