Four days after, the Nigeria Police Force says 13 persons suspected to be involved in the killing of two monarchs in Ekiti State hace been arrested.
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.
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.
