Bandit Attacks Trigger Mass Exodus from Over 20 Yoruba Villages

As of April 2026, dozens of Yoruba-speaking villages from Kwara South to Osun have been abandoned amid a surge in kidnappings and armed violence. Residents in Ifelodun Local Government Area fled their ancestral homes to escape bandits, forcing traditional rulers to relocate and weakening local security structures. Empty farms and deserted markets now threaten food supplies and deepen economic hardship in the affected communities. Locals blame armed herders and forest-based bandits for the attacks, saying security forces are overstretched and unable to protect remote settlements.

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