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  The gunmen attacked Ora, a boundary community along Osun/Kwara boundary around 10pm on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 and abducted Farounbi alongside three other people.    It was gathered that the gunmen shot into the air causing panic among the residents before whisking the victims away.    However, military men and local volunteers that were stationed in the town put up a strong resistance, forcing the perpetrators to abandon three of those abducted victims.   A resident, who pleaded for anonymity for security reasons, during a chat with punch said the gunmen had “successfully moved those abducted in the town towards the bush."   “Four people, two Fulani women and two men including the Ifedayo Local Government Vice Chairman, Debo Farounbi were abducted. But the resistance put up by the military made the perpetrators to abandon three people,” the source said.   "They went away with Farounbi. Our people did not sleep throughout the night. We are in ser...

  AKURE – Grief has engulfed the Agamo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following the brutal murder of their traditional ruler, Oba Kehinde Jacob Falodun, the Alagamo of Agamo (Ahungha Village), by suspected bandits. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, February 18, 2026, when no fewer than 10 armed gunmen stormed the monarch's palace around 7:10 pm in a bid to abduct him. According to family sources and eyewitness accounts, the attackers invaded the palace shooting sporadically. They reportedly overpowered the monarch, beat him severely, and attempted to drag him away for ransom purposes. When resistance persisted or circumstances changed, the gunmen hacked him to death outside the palace before fleeing the scene. The monarch's wife, who witnessed the horrifying attack, recounted the trauma: "They killed my husband before my eyes." She described how the assailants continued beating the Oba while demanding to take him, but ultimately...