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The Digest:

Following initial reports of another attack in Kwara State, officials have now confirmed that 17 people were abducted from Isapa community - including a family that had previously paid a N2 million ransom. The attack comes just days after 38 church worshippers were freed in the same area, revealing a pattern of criminal groups repeatedly targeting vulnerable communities.

Key Points:
  • Confirmed: 17 people abducted in Monday's Isapa community attack
  • Bandits specifically targeted a businessman who paid N2m ransom last year
  • When he wasn't home, they kidnapped his two wives and four children
  • Seven of the victims belong to the same extended family
  • Victims include a pregnant woman, nursing mothers, and young children
  • An elderly woman was killed by a stray bullet during the assault
  • The Kwara governor has established an emergency security committee
As the cycle of violence intensifies, this attack reveals a terrifying new normal where past victims become permanent targets, their previous payments not buying safety, but rather marking them for future exploitation in an economy of fear.

Sources: Vanguard, Premium Times