By Babatunde Solanke
Koro community, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State is currently in a state of pandemonium after gunmen, on Thursday night , invaded the community, killed the community’s monarch, Olukoro of Koro, General Segun Aremu, (rtd) and abducted his wife, alongside two others.
The State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, confirmed the sad development to newsmen, just as he also condemned the killing of the Olukoro of Koro.
AbdulRazaq, who described the killing as reckless, shocking and abominable, charged the security agencies not to spare any resources to track down the perpetrators, free the spouse and others taken away, and bring the perpetrators to book.
“We will certainly get the perpetrators and ensure that this is their last crime against humanity,” the Governor said, adding: “My profound condolences go to the people of Koro.”
“Our hearts are broken, and we stand by them at this time and always,” he said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, in Ilorin on Thursday night.
Following the directives of the governor to security agencies to fish out the killers, it was gathered that police operatives have commenced manhunt for the attackers, just as search and rescue operation has been launched for the abducted victims.
It was also gathered that the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area has been deployed to the palace of the late monarch.
Koro community in Kwara State, is a neighbouring town of Irele/Oke, Ako/Ipao/Oke Aiyedun and Ikole of Ekiti State.