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Fear over influx of suspected herdsmen in Kwara as Sarkin Fulani of Igangan relocates to Ilorin [VIDEO]
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Palpable fear has now gripped residents of Ilorin and its environs as well as the entire Kwara State over the influx of suspected herdsmen into the state.
The fear, according to DAILY POST findings, has now been heightened with the relocation of the sacked Sarkin Fulani of Igangan, Salihu Abdulkadir to Ilorin, the State capital.
Recall that Abdulkadir was sent packing with his family from Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State following a seven-day ultimatum issued by Sunday Igboho over alleged kidnapping, killings and other criminal acts in the town.
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The Kwara State police Command, on Wednesday, paraded two kidnap suspects and four others for various offences.
Addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in Ilorin, the state Police Commissioner, Mr Lawal Mohammed Bagega, said the kidnap suspects, Umaru Mohammed Tambayam (29) and Muhammed Tambaya Bell (26) were among the six armed gang who masterminded the kidnap of four Turkish nationals in July 2019, at Gbubgu village in Edu Local Government of the state, but escaped.
He said four of the kidnappers were arrested with one AK-47 rifle at the time of the incident, though the victims were rescued alive without payment of ransom.