Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of Saturday attacked four communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, leaving in their trail dead bodies.
The affected communities are Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor and Ademekun.
It was reported that scores of people living in the communities were killed in the midnight attack.
Speaking with newsmen in Akure, a resident of one of the attacked communities who simply identified himself as Sunday, said many people were killed by the bandits.
He said many residents fled their homes to seek refuge in the bush.
Sunday explained that the attack started last week Monday, but a fresh one was launched on Friday night without anybody stopping them.
“They attacked our communities on Friday night when everyone was asleep, they opened gun fire on anyone in sight.
“So many ran into the bush for safety, while some unlucky ones were killed in the villages.
”On Sunday, security men came around and recovered some of the corpses.
“Many people are missing and have still not been accounted for. If they search further, they will find more dead bodies in the bush,” he said.
Confirming the incident yesterday, the police spokesperson, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami said investigation had started, while men of the command are already in the area to restore normalcy.
She said the attack on Aba Pastor community was reported to the police on Saturday.
“Immediately, the command swung into action to ensure that normalcy is restored and the perpetrators arrested,” Odunlami said.
