Murdered Oba Segun Aremu
Kwara monarch’s killers demand N100m ransom for release of abducted wife, one other
Kidnappers who invaded the palace of Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State, Oba Segun Aremu, and killed him are demanding N100m ransom for release of his abducted wife and another victim.
The gunmen, whose identities and number are yet to be ascertained, carried out the killing on Thursday night when they invaded the palace of the monarch in the town.
After shooting dead the retired army general in the palace, they were said to have whisked away his wife and two other people to an unknown destination.
The suspected kidnappers reportedly reached out to the family of the late monarch through a beer parlour operator in the community.
They were said to have got the telephone number of the beer parlour operator from his female staff, who was also abducted on the same day.
LEADERSHIP quotes the chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) of Ekiti local government, Kehinde Bayode, as confirming that the kidnappers had placed N100m ransom on the late monarch’s wife and one other kidnap victim.
“Yes, they have contacted the family demanding for N100m ransom before they will release them. But we are still on the issue for now. That is all I can say for now. Though there is still panic in the community, the heavy presence of security has helped to calm the situation,” Bayode stated.
The kidnappers, after killing the monarch, abducted his wife and two other persons. They reportedly freed one of the abductees, an 87-year-old man on account of old age.
Kwara State Government has assured that the gunmen would be apprehended. Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in condemning the killing, said it was reckless, shocking, and abominable.
The governor, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, charged the security agencies not to spare any resources to track down the perpetrators, free the spouse and others taken away, and bring them to book.
“We will certainly get the perpetrators and ensure that this is their last crime against humanity,” the governor said.
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