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Ajibade described attacks and kidnap of royal fathers in the state as “embarrassing, worrisome and troubling’’.
He urged the police to swing into action and rescue the traditional ruler of Ilemeso Ekiti, Oba David Oyewumi, who was kidnapped on Thursday night.
The traditional ruler appealed to residents of the various communities in the state to give useful information on suspicious persons and movement
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Gunmen Attack Ekiti Monarch, Leave Him Seriously Injured
The traditional ruler was shot on Friday night on his way to a neighbouring community, Ayetoro Ekiti, in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 11, 2021
The traditional ruler of Ewu Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Adetutu Ajayi, has been shot by hoodlums.
The traditional ruler was shot on Friday night on his way to a neighbouring community, Ayetoro Ekiti, in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state.
Ajayi, who, however, escaped with serious injuries on his legs, arms and stomach, is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed tertiary medical facility.
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Traditional rulers in Ekiti State on Saturday condemned the shooting on Friday evening of one of them, the Elewu of Ewu Ekiti in the Ilejemeje Local Government area, Oba Adetutu Ajayi.
Oba Ajayi, who was travelling along Ewu Ekiti-Ayetoro Ekiti Road, was attacked by armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, who shot at his car. The monarch, who sustained gunshot injuries, is at present receiving medical attention at a tertiary hospital in the state.
The attack on the traditional ruler came barely 24 hours after gunmen invaded a petrol station at Isan Ekiti in the neighbouring Oye Local Government Area and abducted the manager of the station, Itakorodo Adebayo, after sporadic gunshots.
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Oba Adetutu Ajayi, the traditional ruler of Ewu Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has been shot by hoodlums.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the traditional ruler was shot on Friday night on his way to a neighbouring community, Ayetoro Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state.
Ajayi who however escaped with serious injuries on his legs, arms and stomach, is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed tertiary medical facility.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident.
Abutu said that the command was worried that such attack could be launched in spite of unrelenting joint security patrol and raiding of black spots to dislodge criminals.