According to authorities, armed men shot and killed a traditional ruler in southwest Nigeria, abducting his wife and another person.
On Thursday night, the assailants broke into the palace of Segun Aremu, a retired army general and monarch known as the Olukoro of Koro. The identity of the gunmen and whether they are requesting a ransom are unknown.
Days after activists called for the declaration of a state of emergency to address the problem, there has been another murder and kidnapping.
President Bola Tinubu should make that statement, according to about 50 civil society organisations, since more than 1,800 people have been kidnapped since he took office in May of last year.
However, the actual number of kidnappings during that time may have been nearly twice as high as 4,000 people, according to Nigerian risk consultancy SBM Intelligence.
The payment of ransom money is illegal in Nigeria, regardless of how dire the situation. Nonetheless, a lot of victims settle because they have little faith in the government or its reputation.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has denounced the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Kwara state, calling it “reckless, shocking, and abominable” and promised that the perpetrators would be apprehended.
According to police, a manhunt is underway. Additionally, they have assured the neighborhood that a police outpost will be established.
