Tinubu condemns killing of Ekiti traditional rulers, directs immediate rescue of kidnapped pupils

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned the killing of some traditional rulers in Ekiti, and also directs the immediate rescue of some pupils that were abducted in the state.

First Post had reported that gunmen had attacked one school bus conveying students, and whisked away some pupils.

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In a statement by his media aide, President Tinubu said, “It is with grief that President Bola Tinubu receives the news of the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola.”

President Tinubu condemns this mindless and brutal bloodletting, and pledges that the perpetrators will not escape justice.

The President condoles with the families and subjects of the traditional rulers, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, and the people of Ekiti State on this deeply agonizing development.

In the same vein, the President directs the immediate rescue of pupils and teachers kidnapped around Eporo-Ekiti area of the State.

As security of life and property is the primary responsibility of government, President Tinubu assures Nigerians that the nation’s security architecture is being robustly fortified for better and expected outcomes.