By Ayodele Oni
The Chairman of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Ajibade Alabi, has advised the State Government to invite the military to curtail the abduction of Obas and people of the State.
The Monarch, who fumed over the abduction of another Oba, barely a week after another one survived gunmen attack, also, called on the Police to swing into action in rescuing the Traditional Ruler of Ilemeso Ekiti in Oye local Government of Ekiti State, Oba David Oyewumi.
Oba Oyewumi was whisked away from his Palace by kidnappers who scaled the Palace wall and shot sporadically yesterday.
A statement by the Media Adviser to the Alawe, Chief Ajibade Olubunmi, stated that he described the situation as embarrassing, worrisome and troubling and asked the Police to spread its dragnets all over the State, as well as increase patrols both day and night to stop the kidnappers from having a free movement in Ekiti.
The Monarch suggested that more personnel should be recruited into the Amotekun Security outfit in addition to equipping the outfit with requisite gadgets in order to monitor all routes and forests in Ekiti.
The Chairman of the Traditional Rulers further added that the Army should be brought in at this stage to support other security outfits in flushing out kidnappers from Ekiti forests and their hideouts.
Oba Alabi urged members of the various communities in Ekiti to always give useful information on unusual movements of strange faces to security agents.
