6th February, 2024
By Paul Dada
The widow of the murdered Olukoro of Koro kingdom, Kwara State the late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, and one other person have regained freedom from their abductors.
Police say they were rescued at the thick forest between Ekiti and Kwara state on Monday. Police also say 13 suspects have been arrested
Confirming this in press statement issued on Tuesday, the Spokesperson of Kwara State Police Command, Ejire Adeyemi Adetoun, said the victims regained their freedom due to combined efforts of the DSS, the military, police, and the local hunters.
Adetoun said the rescued victims were hale and hearty and had been reunited with their families.
The statement said: “Kwara State Police Command wishes to update the good people of Kwara State on the case of the assassination of the Olukoro of Koro Kingdom—late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, who was gruesomely murdered in his palace on February 1, 2024.
“In the course of investigation, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egebetokun, PhD, NPM, approved the deployment of a police chopper for aerial surveillance. This is to help comb the forest/boundary between Kwara and Ekiti State.
“A joint operation comprising the police, military, DSS, and vigilante/hunters who tirelessly combed the forest yielded positive results.
“This operation led to the successful rescue of the wife to the late monarch and one other at about 22:3 hours of 05/02/24. The rescued kidnap victims have been reunited with their families, hale and hearty.
“The operation also led to the arrest of 13 male suspects who are presently in custody.
