By Busari Kabirat
Reports gathered that soldiers had on Saturday taken over Koro town situated in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State over shooting that led to the death of Oba Segun Aremu, the Onikoro of Koro, in his palace, on Thursday night.
The wife of the monarch, together with two neighbors was also kidnapped during the attack.
Anonymous resident spoke with newsmen that the community had been protected by different security forces.
Source said, “Policemen and soldiers have come here to the town. They are present here, fully armed with their Armoured Personnel Carrier and have commenced a stop-and-search operation on residents to ensure that there is security.
They are not harassing any passerby; they are just here to prevent the recurrence of the tragedy. They have been joined by local vigilante groups and hunters in town and they have been combing the forests in the town to catch bandits or kidnappers that might be nesting in the forest and possibly rescue their victims.”
The Kwara State Police Command, had in a statement on Friday, through its spokesperson Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, revealed that the command had started an investigation and promised to arrest and bring charges against those responsible for the monarch’s murder.
