Gunmen, who killed Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State and kidnapped his wife and other person last Thursday night have reduced the N100million ransom placed on the abducted victims to N40 million.
Daily Sun yesterday,gathered that the gunmen had reached out to the monarch’s family at the weekend for payment of the ransom which they said they have reduced from N100million to N40 million before the victims would be released.
Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole,was killed by gunmen in his palace last Thursday’s night, while his wife and another person were abducted.
Speaking with journalists yesterday,Chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) in Ekiti Local Government Council of Kwara state, Kehinde Bayode, also said that a suspect was apprehended in Eruku town in the LGA .
However, Kwara state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said that no arrest has been made in connection with the incident.
“The CP has deployed tactical team to Koro Ekiti to fish out the perpetrators. Policemen are working with other security agencies to free those who were abducted during the kidnapping incident. No arrest has been made. We are going to keep you abreast of the development as it unfolds”.
The council chairman,Ejire-Adeyemi, while speaking on efforts made to free the abducted wife of the monarch and the other victim, said,”the kidnappers had got in touch with the family, demanding for N100 million ransom which has now been reduced to N40 million. We are still negotiating with them and right now, I am on my way to Koro to get the latest information on the negotiation. We will continue to brief you as the situation unfolds and we will keep you posted”.
