Gunmen Kill Kwara Monarch, Kidnap Wife, Governor Reacts

• Unknown gunmen have murdered a prominent traditional ruler in Kwara state in his palace
• Another sad reality was that after killing the monarch, the yet-to-be-identified armed men kidnapped his wife to an unknown destination
• Reacting, the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, charged security agencies to get to work and bring the perpetrators of the evil act to book

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Kwara state, Ilorin - Gunmen on Thursday, February 1, carried out a deadly attack in Kwara state.

Barely three days after yet-to-be-identified gunmen killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti state, the palace of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state was invaded. The criminals killed the traditional ruler of the community, General Segun Aremu (rtd).

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As reported by Daily Trust, the gunmen also whisked away the wife of the monarch and two others.

The spokesperson of the Kwara state police command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in the wee hours of Friday, February 2, and noted that an investigation was underway, Leadership report added.

Reacting, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq described the incident as “reckless, shocking, and abominable”.

In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, AbdulRazaq charged the security agencies not to spare any resources to track down the perpetrators, free the spouse and others taken away, and bring them to book.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that 13 suspects had been arrested over the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti state. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) disclosed this on Thursday, February 1.

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Its spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, said:

“Now, we have 13 suspects arrested so far in connection with that incident. And we are sure we are going to get more of these suspects.”

Adejobi also said that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) to the southwest state to flush out marauders, killing and maiming in the state.

Source: Legit.ng