Saraki, Others Task Security Agencies to Fish Out Killers of Monarch in Kwara 

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Former Senate President,  Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed concern over the spate of  insecurity in the country.

Saraki,who condemned the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, His Royal Highness Oba Peter Olusegun Aremu-Cole by suspected kidnappers and the kidnap of his wife and other  family members, tasked security agencies to fish out killers of the monarch.  

Meanwhile, the Kwara State Police Command has deployed men of the command to the Koro community in order to fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act.

The state police command in a statement issued yesterday signed by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, said the command would do everything possible to arrest those behind the dastardly act.

However, Saraki in a statement issued in Ilorin yesterday signed by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Mr. Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, said the insecurity in the country called for urgent attention in order to restore the peaceful co-existence of the populace.

He said, “It is disturbing to witness this level of carnage in a state that has always been a haven of peace and harmony.”

Saraki described the killing of the monarch as dastardly, inhuman, and unpardonable.

He condoled with the traditional council of Koro, the royal family, and the people of Koro over the loss, praying God Almighty to grant them the fortitude to bear it.

He said that, “These criminals must be apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law”.

“I commiserate with the Koro traditional council, the bereaved royal family, and the people of Koro community over this huge loss,” he added.

He therefore said, “While we continue to pray for the safe rescue of the abductees, we ask the government and security operatives to be up and doing, to ensure adequate security for the people in Kwara State.”

Also yesterday, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, decried the killing of His Royal Highness Segun Aremu; the Olukoro of Koro in the Ekiti Local Government Area of the state.

 The Speaker who described the killing as nefarious commiserated with the monarch’s family and charged the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators and secure the release of the abducted wife of the deceased and two others.

“The heinous killing of our revered monarch, HRH Segun Akeem, the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Local Government Area has left us all dejected and we strongly condemn it, our hearts and prayers are with the family of the deceased.

“This despicable act would not go unchecked, I, therefore, called on the security agencies to do everything possible to track down the culprits of this condemnable act and also ensure the release of the abducted monarch’s wife and the two others who were also kidnapped during the incident,” he noted.

The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Saliu Mustapha in his reaction also condemned the killing of Onikoro of Koro by suspected kidnappers and abduction of his wife .

Mustapha in a statement issued in Ilorin yesterday commended the state government for its swift response to this tragic incident.

He also lauded  the emergency security meeting held by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak and the rapid mobilisation of security forces to ensure the safe return of the kidnapped royal family members.

He therefore called for the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of the dastardly act.