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Gunmen abduct another Ekiti monarch

An Ekiti State monarch, Oba Benjamin Oso, has been abducted by some gunmen.

The monarch, who is the Eleda of Eda Ile in the Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state, was reportedly abducted in the presence of his wife from their farm at Eda Ile on Friday evening.

This occurred barely two months after the Obaadu of Ilemeso, in the Oye Local Government Area of the state, Oba David Oyewumi, was abducted.

The Commander of the Ekiti State Security Network, called Amotekun, Brig Joe Komolafe, confirmed the abduction.

Akomolafe said all the security outfits in Ekiti, including police, soldiers, Aootekun corps, local hunters and Vigilance groups, were already combing the forests for the monarch.

A source in the community told journalists on Saturday that the monarch and the wife would have been kidnapped but for persistent plea by the traditional ruler.

“The Oba and the 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 source said.

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