13 suspects arrested in connection with Ekiti monarchs’ killing

Police operatives have arrested 13 suspects in connection with the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State.

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers killed two monarchs on Monday night in Ekiti.

The monarchs – Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Ogunsakin, and Onimojo of Omojola-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olusola – were killed between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni local government area of the state.

The criminals also abducted six pupils and three teachers of a private school in the state on the same day.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, on Thursday night.

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He said the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) to the state to flush out criminals causing problems in the state.

Adejobi said: “Now, we have 13 suspects arrested so far in connection with that incident. And we are sure we are going to get more of these suspects.

“We are working with suspects and they are giving us reliable and useful information.

“We are sure and optimistic that we are going to get all of them apprehended and bring them to book.”

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