…AS EKITI GOVERNOR, SENATE LEADER MEET IGP
The President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has ordered the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to ensure that all the perpetrators connected to the killing of two traditional rulers – HRM Oba Samuel Olusola Olatunji, the Olumojo of Imojo-Ekiti and HRM Oba David Ogunsakin, the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti in Ekiti State, and the abduction of school pupils and teachers in Emure-Ekiti are apprehended and caused to face the full wrath of the law.
According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the directives followed the recent security situation in Ekiti State and an earlier statement where the IGP ordered strategic deployments of officers to deal with the incidents.
This was made known during the visit of the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, to the Inspector General of Police at the Force Headquarters today February 1, 2024, to address the incidents in a bid to finding a lasting solution to them.
The IGP has expressed the unrelenting commitment of the Force to addressing the challenge, ensuring that the perpetrators are brought to book and the kidnapped pupils rescued unhurt.
In addition, the IGP has ordered the deployment of Police helicopters, Armored Personnel Carriers, IRT and STS operatives, and Police Mobile Force personnel, to augment the manpower already deployed to Ekiti for the special operations.
