- Directs Immediate Rescue Of Pupils and Teachers Kidnapped In Eporo-Ekiti
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday condemned the “mindless and brutal bloodletting” in the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State – Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola whose bodies were found in the bush.
President Tinubu however vowed that “the perpetrators will not escape justice.”
The President also directed “the immediate rescue of pupils and teachers kidnapped around Eporo-Ekiti area of the State.”
A statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said: “It is with grief that President Bola Tinubu receives the news of the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola.
“President Tinubu condemns this mindless and brutal bloodletting, and pledges that the perpetrators will not escape justice.
“The President condoles with the families and subjects of the traditional rulers, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, and the people of Ekiti State on this deeply agonizing development.
“In the same vein, the President directs the immediate rescue of pupils and teachers kidnapped around Eporo-Ekiti area of the State.
“As security of life and property is the primary responsibility of government, President Tinubu assures Nigerians that the nation’s security architecture is being robustly fortified for better and expected outcomes.”
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen had on Monday killed two the traditional rulers in Ekiti State, throwing their towns into confusion.
The incident was said to have happened between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area (LGA) of the State.
The duo – Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye LGA and Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni, Ikole LGAof Ekiti State, were attacked by the gunmen while returning from a meeting.
According to a source, another monarch, Alara of Ara in Ikole LGA, however, narrowly escaped when the armed men accosted them and attempted to forcefully take them away.
“They were travelling together. The armed herdsmen stopped them and rained bullets on them. They took their personal belongings and dragged their bodies into the bush,” Oodua News quoted the source as saying.