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Saraki, Others Task Security Agencies to Fish Out Killers of Monarch in Kwara

- Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed concern over the spate of insecurity in the country.

Saraki,who condemned the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, His Royal Highness Oba Peter Olusegun Aremu-Cole by suspected kidnappers and the kidnap of his wife and other family members, tasked security agencies to fish out killers of the monarch.

Meanwhile, the Kwara State Police Command has deployed men of the command to the Koro community in order to fish out the perpetrato­rs of the dastardly act.

The state police command in a statement issued yesterday signed by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, said the command would do everything possible to arrest those behind the dastardly act.

However, Saraki in a statement issued in Ilorin yesterday signed by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Mr. Abdulganiy­u Abdulqadir, said the insecurity in the country called for urgent attention in order to restore the peaceful co-existence of the populace.

He said, "It is disturbing to witness this level of carnage in a state that has always been a haven of peace and harmony."

Saraki described the killing of the monarch as dastardly, inhuman, and unpardonab­le.

He condoled with the traditiona­l council of Koro, the royal family, and the people of Koro over the loss, praying God Almighty to grant them the fortitude to bear it.

He said that, "These criminals must be apprehende­d and made to face the full wrath of the law".

"I commiserat­e with the Koro traditiona­l council, the bereaved royal family, and the people of Koro community over this huge loss," he added.

He therefore said, "While we continue to pray for the safe rescue of the abductees, we ask the government and security operatives to be up and doing, to ensure adequate security for the people in Kwara State."

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