Ekiti Traditional Rulers Call For Deployment Of More Security Agents To Curb Insecurity

By Ayodele Oni

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday met with Traditional Rulers in the State as part of efforts to find solution to the unending banditry in the state.

The meeting, coming two days after two Royal Fathers were shot dead by suspected kidnappers, spoke extensively on the spate of kidnapping in the state.

At the end of the meeting a Communique issued and signed by Oba  Ayorinde Ilori Faboro, chairman Ekiti Traditional Rulers Council and Olojudo of Ido-Ekiti, stated  “That the Ekiti Council of Traditional Rulers was deeply saddened by the murder of two of its members HRM Oba Samuel Olusola Olatunji, PhD, the Olumojo of Imojo-Ekiti and HRM Oba David Ogunsakin, the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti and the abduction of school children and their teachers in Emure-Ekiti same day Monday January29, 2024.

“Council condemns in the strongest terms the sacrilegious and brutal killing of its members and the kidnap of school children and their teachers in Emure-Ekiti.

Council calls on Governments at all levels to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended and made to face the wrath of the Law in no distant time.

“Council further calls on the Federal Government to deploy more security personnel to Ekiti as the State is generally underpoliced.

“Council demands that the State Government should empower the traditional rulers with adequate resources to police and secure their domains.

“Council members have been directed to take all necessary measures to ensure all forests currently occupied by bandits and kidnappers are flushed out immediately and that no bushes and forests are occupied by anybody henceforth.

“Council calls on all regular and native security systems to work together to end all manners of criminalities in the State.

Council appeals to all Ekiti home and abroad not to panic nor apprehensive as drastic measures will be collaboratively taken to ensure Ekiti is secured.

“Council calls on patriotic Ekiti indigenes all over the world to generously support their communities to provide local security arrangements to protect lives and property in all communities.

“Council commends the Governor for providing quality  leadership at this time and encourages him to remain focused.

Council commiserates with the bereaved families and communities of the late Obas and prays for the ropes of their souls in eternal rest.”