30th January, 2024
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the killers of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State will not escape justice, even as he ordered security agencies to immediately rescue kidnapped pupils in the state.
Tinubu, in a statement on Tuesday issued by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, expressed grieve over 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.
The president condemned the mindless and brutal bloodletting, and pledged that the perpetrators would not escape justice.
Tinubu condoled with the families and subjects of the traditional rulers, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, and the people of Ekiti State on this deeply agonising development.
In the same vein, the President directed 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, Tinubu assured Nigerians that the nation’s security architecture was being robustly fortified for better and expected outcomes.
Gunmen had on Monday killed the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola.
The Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba was said to have escaped death by the whiskers.
The three traditional rulers were travelling along the Oke-Ako road, in Ikole Local Government Area of the state when they were killed.
They were returning from a security meeting in Irele Ekiti when the gunmen struck.
The driver of the car, who is the Alara, was lucky to have escaped unhurt from the scene as he ran into the bush and later went back to the town to report the incident.