President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to “immediately” rescue the pupils and teachers of a private nursery and primary school in Emure Ekiti who were kidnapped around the Eporo-Ekiti area of the state.
The Star had reported that the pupils and teachers were abducted after gunmen accosted the school bus conveying them at about 5 p.m. on Monday, January 29, 2024, along Eporo-Ekiti in the Emure area of Ekiti.
The incident occurred the same day gunmen killed two traditional rulers – the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola; and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola – in Oke-Ako in Ikole Local Government Area of the state.
Gunmen kidnap pupils, teachers in Ekiti
However, Tinubu, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, condemned the “mindless and brutal bloodletting” and pledged that the perpetrators would not escape justice.
The president condoled with the families of the traditional rulers, Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and the people of the state on “this deeply agonising development”.
He said the security of life and property is the primary responsibility of the government, assuring Nigerians that the nation’s security architecture is being robustly fortified for better and expected outcome.
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