The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested 13 suspects in connection to the killing of two monarchs in Ekiti State.
Recall that some unknown gunmen had killed two Ekiti monarchs – the Onimojo of Imojo, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, on Monday.
The traditional rulers were returning from a security meeting in Kogi State when they ran into an ambush mounted by the kidnappers who were operating on the highway between Ipao and Oke Ako in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Also in the same area, kidnappers attacked a school bus and whisked away five pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, three teachers, and the bus driver.
But the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, says that measures have been put in place to address the security challenge in the state.
According to the police spokesperson, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, strongly condemned the killing of the traditional rulers and the abduction of school pupils and teachers in Ekiti.
He further stated that in order to address the security challenges, an Assistant Inspector General of Police, Abiodun Asabi, had been deployed to Zone 17, Akure, the Ondo State capital.
“The assigned AIG will coordinate a comprehensive security response to end the unfortunate incidents in Ekiti and parts of Ondo. Thirteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the incidents, and the IGP assures the public of the NPF’s commitment to ensuring justice and preventing a recurrence.
“The public is urged to remain calm, vigilant, and cooperative as efforts are made to restore peace and security in the affected areas,” Adejobi said.
