The alleged killer of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State identified as Alhaji Babusa Lede has been arrested and paraded by the State Police Command. t in the killing of the two traditional rulers in the Ikole axis of Ekiti.
The two monarchs, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Olumojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Samuel Olusola, were killed by the gunmen on Monday January 29, 2024.
They met their brutal end at the ikole axis of the state while returning from a security meeting.
Addressing journalists on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the Assistant Inspector General of police, AIG, in charge of Ekiti, Dare Ogundare, said it took the combined efforts of security agencies in the state to apprehend the suspect in the forest between Ayedun and Ayebode.
He said that the suspect had confessed to the crime while efforts were on to apprehend his accomplices.
The AIG, who said no arrest was made during the rescue operation for the abducted school pupils and their teachers, however, informed journalists that some other suspects have been arrested at Oke Osun, in Ikere Ekiti, Igbo Okah and Iju-Ikere boundary forest.
On whether ransom was paid to secure the release of the Emure abductees, the police boss said that the Nigeria Police would never encourage ransom payment, commending the Inspector General of Police and the Ekiti State governor for their intervention in the quick release of the school pupils and their teachers.
Answering questions from newsmen, the suspect in the killing of the Ikole traditional rulers, Baboga, confirmed his involvement in the crime.
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