The first lady of Kwara State, Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has been criticized by well-known Nigerian actress Bukola Arugba for her position on the state’s recent church attack.
According to reports, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, terrorists assaulted a branch of Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, during a live church service in Eruku, Ekiti LGA, Kwara state.
The pastor was kidnapped along with an unknown number of worshippers, and three individuals were murdered.
In a video posted on her Instagram page on Wednesday night, the actress responded to the unfortunate news by criticizing Olufolake Abdulrazaq, the first lady of Kwara State, for labeling the incident as an attempted attack even though it was seen on camera.
Ten essential facts about Nigerian newspapers Morning on Thursday The actress clarified that the First Lady claimed the incident was just a “attempted attack” in a statement posted on her official page.
The actress, who is from the Eruku village, denied Olufolake Abdulrazaq’s assertion, saying that three of her family members were kidnapped and are still with their kidnappers.
Bukola Arugba accused the First Lady of downplaying the gravity of the incident in a video posted on her Instagram page. She insisted that the terrorists had successfully carried out the horrific attack.
“I read a press release on the Kwara state First Lady’s page regarding the bandit attack in my home town Eruku Ekiti LGA Kwara state which totally contradicts the sad truth,” she wrote while pleading for assistance. The purpose of this video, ma’am, is to address and rectify the report that was posted on your page.
“This directly affects my people.” All of us watched the widely shared film on the internet, which was shown live throughout the show.
“It was a successful attack rather than an attempted one. I was in excruciating pain after learning that there had been no fatalities and that it had been an attempted attack. However, there were hospital admissions, several kidnappings, and three verified fatalities.
Two of my cousins, Ebenezer and Aina, as well as my aunt, Titi Balogun, were kidnapped. The information on your page is untrue. It is completely at odds with what transpired,” she stated.
