Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed an attack on Eruku, a town in Ekiti Local Government Area, saying two people were killed and a vigilante member injured during the incident on Tuesday evening.

The command's spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said in a statement that the divisional police officer in Eruku and his team, supported by local vigilantes, moved toward the outskirts of the town after hearing gunfire around 6 p.m. She said the response forced the attackers to retreat into the bush.

According to the statement, a man identified as Aderemi was later found dead inside the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun. Another victim, Tunde Asaba Ajayi, was discovered in the bush with fatal gunshot wounds. A v...