Residents of Kwara State have accused the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services (DSS) of failing to protect them from deadly terrorist attacks. Community leaders claimed that security personnel admitted they could not confront the gunmen because the criminals were better armed. According to them, the security forces claimed they lacked orders to pursue the terrorists and admitted that the criminals had superior weapons. Instead, the security personnel reportedly stayed in Oke-Ode town and later withdrew, leaving the villages vulnerable. This revelation has fueled anger among residents, who accused the state government of using propaganda to downplay the severity of the security crisis.