One person was reportedly killed while scores are missing in a violent attack by armed bandits in Shagbe village near Igbaja town of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The attack occurred at about 21:15hours on Saturday, throwing the community into panic.

A security agent disclosed to Waploaded that “one person was killed during the violent invasion and eight others declared missing.”

The source said said due to the volatile situation, an on-the-spot assessment is currently not feasible.

Reacting to the development, the state Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, informed DAILY POST that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Oke-Ode, is already in the area for on the spot assessment of the situation.

The Sagbe attack is coming barely hours after the arrest of a sizeable number of suspected bandits in Babanla community who are now being profiled at the state police command in Ilorin, the state capital.