The abductors of Oba David Oyewumi, the Obadu of Ilemeso Ekiti, have demanded N20 million ransom from the family for the monarch to be set free.
Suspected gunmen, numbering six, last week Thursday besieged the palace and abducted the monarch around 9 pm.
The abductors who fired gunshots sporadically were said to have scaled the fence to the palace and moved straight into the monarch’s apartment and whisked him away.
Ilemeso, in Oye Local government Area of Ekiti State, is a neighboring town to Isan Ekiti, the country home of Governor Kayode Fayemi.
The gunmen contacted the family on Saturday evening and made the financial demand.
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“The police want to work more to prevent this kind of crime, and we are relying on information from the members of the public because we work more on the information we found to be veracious.
“We appeal to members of the public to help us with information. Let them report any strange face or suspected person to the police. We assure you that the police will protect the identities of such informants”. says the police
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, said the police and other security agencies were making frantic efforts to rescue the monarch from captivity.
