Police Rescue Widow of Kwara's Slain Monarch, Arrest 13 Suspects

Date: 2024-02-06

Wife of the Olukoro of Koro kingdom in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, the retired Army General turned monarch, the late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, who was gruesomely murdered in his palace last Thursday, and one other victim were rescued from the thick forest between Ekiti and Kwara state on Monday. At the same time, 13 suspects have also been arrested.

According to the press statement issued by the Spokesperson of Kwara State Police Command, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Adetoun, on Tuesday morning, the rescued victims are hale and hearty and have been reunited with their families, while the suspects are with the police, undergoing vigorous interrogations to arrest other members of the gang.

The police spokesperson also said in the statement that the rescue operation was a success as a result of the combined efforts of the DSS, the military, police, and the local hunters.

It was further noted that the success was also possible with the use of a helicopter released on the order of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, which was used to comb the thick forest between Ekiti and Kwara state.

It stated that the helicopter used by the military was able to locate the suspects and the victims in the thick forest, following which they were arrested on Monday.

The press statement titled “Olukoro of Koro's widow regains freedom with one other as police arrest Thirteen suspects” reads: “Kwara State Police Command wishes to update the good people of Kwara State on the case of the assassination of the Olukoro of Koro Kingdom—late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, who was gruesomely murdered in his palace on February 1, 2024.

“In the course of investigation, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egebetokun, PhD, NPM, approved the deployment of a police chopper for aerial surveillance. This is to help comb the forest/boundary between Kwara and Ekiti State.

“A joint operation comprising the police, military, DSS, and vigilante/hunters who tirelessly combed the forest yielded positive results.

“This operation led to the successful rescue of the wife to the late monarch and one other at about 22:3 hours of 05/02/24. The rescued kidnap victims have been reunited with their families, hale and hearty.

“The operation also led to the arrest of 13 male suspects who are presently in custody.

“These suspects are undergoing vigorous interrogation with a view towards aiding the arrest of members of the gang at large.

“Meanwhile the Commissioner of Police, CP Victor Olaiya, psc+, remains resolute, maintaining his stand that the perpetrators of this dastardly act will face the full wrath of the law.

“He further urges the public to be calm and security-conscious as they go about their daily activities without fear or anxiety.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sanitation Exercise     Simeon Sayomi     Abatemi-Usman     Durbar     KWASIEC     Alanamu     Nigeria Computer Society     3MTT     Damilola Yusuf     Usman Yunusa     Oya State     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Yakub Lai Gobir     Waheed Ibrahim     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     AbdulHamid Adi     Hauwa Nuru     IEDPU     Tunde Yusuf     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Yekeen Alabi     Kayode Ogunlowo     Reuben Paraje     Moronfoye     Olushola Saraki     Third Estate     Yakubu Danladi     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Amusa Bello     Tanke Road     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Kwara Metro Park     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Bilikisu Gambari     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Igbomina     Naira Redesign     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Turaki     Florence Saraki     Mahee Abdulkadir     Lafiagi     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Abdulraheem Olesin     Maryam A. Garuba     Kunle Suleiman     Peter Amogbonjaye     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     March 28     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Magaji Erubu     Jaigbade Alao     Isiaka Oniwa     Bello John Olanrewaju     Kamaldeen Gambari     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Yaru     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Donatus Ejidike     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     MATTA Girls Foundation     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Oyin-Zubair     Ayegbeni     Adedipe     ASUU     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Issa Oloruntogun     Facemasks     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Bamidele Aluko    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

AbdulRauf Keji     Ayo Salami     Gabriel Fashanu     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Moro     Ajeigbe     Yakubu Gobir     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Al-Adaby     Lanwa     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Abdulazeez Uthman     Moses Salami     Adanla-Irese     Wole Oke     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Aliyu Salihu     Saad Omo Iya     Garment Factory     David Adesina     Baruten     Government House     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Yeketi     Lola Ashiru     Sherif Sagaya     Kabir Shagaya     Saliu Ajia     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Zara Umar     Naira Redesign     KWSIEC     Tunde Kazeem     Monsurat Omotosho     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Muhammed Aliyu     Aminat Omodara     Yusuf Mubarak     Tsaragi/Share     Baba Idris     New Model Police Station     Razak Atunwa     Yomi Ogunsola     Odolaye Aremu     Kwara State Fire Service     QuickWin     Olaitan Buraimoh     Buhari     Rapheal Ashaolu     Hajj     Muhammadu Gobir     Segun Abifarin     Eghe Igbinehin     Ijagbo Health Centre     Omoniyi     Babata     Memunat Monsuma     Laolu Saraki     Imam Gambari     Abubakar Usman Jos     Gbemisola Saraki     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Islamic Development Bank     Ramadan     Baaziki Sulaiman     Ohoro Of Shao     KWATMA     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Kwara Polytechnic     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Agbarigidoma     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani