President Bola Tinubu has directed the security forces to see to the immediate rescue of pupils and teachers kidnapped around the Eporo-Ekiti area of the Ekiti State.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, said the President assured Nigerians that the nation’s security architecture is being robustly fortified for better and expected outcomes.
According to him, President Tinubu received 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, with grief .
He explained that President Tinubu condemned the mindless and brutal bloodletting, and pledged that the perpetrators would not escape justice.
Ngelale added that the President condoled with the families and subjects of the traditional rulers, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, and the people of Ekiti State on this deeply agonising development.
Statement reads;
“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.”