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The Ekiti Council of Traditional Rulers on Wednesday called on the Ekiti State Government to empower monarchs with adequate resources to tackle the insecurity issues in their communities.
This was contained in a communique at the end of the emergency meeting of the council convened by Governor Biodun Oyebanji, with the echelon of the State security agencies in attendance, on the spate of attacks in the state and signed by its Chairman, Oba Ayorinde Ilori Faboro, the Olojudo of Ido-Ekiti.
They condemned the brutal killing of its members and the kidnap of school children while calling on government at all levels to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law.
The communique reads: “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 January 29, 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 under policed. 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.