By: Editor
No fewer than 13 suspects have been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force in connection to the gruesome murder of two monarchs and kidnapping of school children on Monday in Ekiti State.
Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed on Channels Television’s Politics programme on Thursday evening
Adejobi said” Now ,we have 13 suspects arrested so far in connection with that incident”
“We are sure and optimistic that we are going to get all of them apprehended and bring them to book,” he said.
“We are working with them (suspects) and they are giving us reliable and useful information.
Adejobi also said that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) to the South-West state to flush our marauders, killing and maiming in the state.
The two monarchs — the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olusola; and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Ogunsola — were killed when they were returning from a meeting in Irele-Ekiti on Monday.
Adejobi also said the police have deployed helicopter and armoured personnel carriers to the state, while assuring the residents of the state that pupils and teachers kidnapped around Eporo-Ekiti area of the state would be rescued.
