Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- At least 10 people were confirmed dead on Sunday morning following an attack by bandits on Oke Ode community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, despite government claims that security operatives had repelled the assault.

Several residents were also reportedly abducted during the incident.

A local vigilante member, identified simply as Ajetunmobi, told Sobi FM that contrary to official statements, the attack was not thwarted but left devastating consequences.

"We have been hearing that the bandits were around the community since Saturday night and we sent out messages to security operatives to be prepared. To our surprise, this morning the attackers started the attack from the duty post, targeting the...