Bandits suspected to be kidnappers have shot dead two Yoruba monarchs travelling along Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area of Ekiti state.
The two traditional rulers; the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olushola were ambushed and killed by the gunmen on Monday.
Sources, according to Oodua News, disclosed that another monarch, Ara Ikole-Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, however, narrowly escaped when the armed men accosted them and attempted to forcefully take them away.
The monarchs were said to be returning from a security meeting in Irele-Ekiti in a vehicle being driven by Alara when they were attacked along the road.
“They were all 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 a source as saying.
Also, School Children were reportedly Kidnapped in Eporo Ekiti, Emure LGA as the armed men ambushed a school bus.
When contacted, the police spokesman in the state, Sunday Abutu said, “I will get the details and get back please.”
