Police: Widow of Murdered Kwara Monarch Rescued, 13 Suspects Arrested

Widow of Late Olukoro of Koro Kingdom, Kwara State, and Another Freed from Abductors

Police say they were rescued at the thick forest between Ekiti and Kwara state on Monday. Police also say  13 suspects have been arrested

Confirming this in  press statement issued on Tuesday,  the Spokesperson of Kwara State Police Command, Ejire Adeyemi Adetoun,  said the victims regained their freedom due to combined efforts of  the DSS, the military, police, and the local hunters.

Adetoun said  the rescued victims were  hale and hearty and had been  reunited with their families.

The  statement said: “Kwara State Police Command wishes to update the good people of Kwara State on the case of the assassination of the Olukoro of Koro Kingdom—late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, who was gruesomely murdered in his palace on February 1, 2024.

“In the course of investigation, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egebetokun, PhD, NPM, approved the deployment of a police chopper for aerial surveillance. This is to help comb the forest/boundary between Kwara and Ekiti State.

“A joint operation comprising the police, military, DSS, and vigilante/hunters who tirelessly combed the forest yielded positive results.

“This operation led to the successful rescue of the wife to the late monarch and one other at about 22:3 hours of 05/02/24. The rescued kidnap victims have been reunited with their families, hale and hearty.

“The operation also led to the arrest of 13 male suspects who are presently in custody.