Ekiti monarch abducted in farm
Gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler, the Eleda of Eda-Ile, in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Benjamin Oso.
It was gathered that the abducted monarch was reportedly kidnapped in the presence of his wife at their farm at Eda Ile on Friday evening.
The incident occurred almost two months after the Obaadu of Ilemeso, in Oye LGA, Oba David Oyewumi, was kidnapped by gunmen.
A source, who craved anonymity, told journalists in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Saturday, that the monarch and the wife would have been kidnapped, but for pleas by the traditional ruler.
The source said: “The Oba and his wife went to the farm and were accosted by these gunmen. The two would have been kidnapped, but the monarch begged the bandits to free his wife, which they agreed with.”
The commander of the Ekiti State Security Network, Amotekun, Brig Joe Komolafe, confirmed the abduction.
According to him, all the security outfits in Ekiti, including police, soldiers, Amotekun corps, local hunters and vigilance groups are already in the forests searching for the monarch.
