Robbers, on Wednesday, attacked Nuku village in Kaiama Local Government of Kwara State.
Locals said the robbers, who were asking for money, were furious for “meeting nothing on the ground.”
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Irked by the situation, they reportedly inflicted severe injuries on the residents as well as raped minors in the process.
“They invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday. They were asking for money but were angry because they found nothing after they ransacked the whole place.”
“Alhaji Hassan Yunusa Woru, the Head of the family and one Woru Yunusa, his brother, were wounded in the process,” a source said.
When contacted, the spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, Babawale Zaid Afolabi confirmed the incident.