Two abductees have escaped from a bandits’ hideout in a forested area of Ifelodun Local Government Area in Kwara South after a violent internal clash among members of the criminal gang created an opening for their flight, multiple local and security sources have confirmed.
The victims fled the camp on Thursday when a disagreement among the kidnappers escalated into an armed confrontation.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the two made their way out of captivity, passing through several communities and villages in the area before eventually reaching safety.
Residents and local sources familiar with the incident confirmed the development to SaharaReporters and corroborated the accounts provided by the victims.
A security source told SaharaReporters on Friday that the two abductees successfully escaped during the confusion that erupted in the camp when members of the gang turned their weapons on one another.
“Two abductees escaped from the bandits’ den yesterday after an internal clash broke out among the kidnappers. They took advantage of the confusion and fled,” a security source said.
“They later passed through some communities in the area before reaching safety. Their accounts have also been corroborated by local sources.”
“Witness accounts and intelligence gathered after the incident suggest that the violent confrontation may have been triggered by disagreements over the sharing of proceeds from criminal activities, leadership disputes, or other internal rivalries that are common within organised kidnapping gangs,” the source said.
Security sources said information provided by the escapees could prove crucial to ongoing efforts to dismantle kidnapping networks operating within the forests spanning parts of Kwara South and neighbouring areas.
The victims are expected to provide investigators with valuable intelligence regarding the location of the camp, its structure, the number of armed men operating there, their movement patterns, logistics, and other operational details that could aid security agencies in planning rescue missions and targeting the hideout.
The development comes amid persistent security concerns in parts of Kwara South, where communities have repeatedly raised alarm over the activities of armed kidnappers operating from remote forest locations.
Security sources say firsthand testimonies from escaped victims often provide some of the most reliable intelligence available to law enforcement agencies, particularly in locating criminal camps and understanding the operational methods of kidnapping syndicates.
Authorities have continued to encourage members of the public with credible information about criminal activities to report such intelligence only through verified security channels, stressing that accurate and timely information remains critical to ongoing rescue operations and efforts to curb kidnapping across the region.
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