UMAR YUNUSA
Benjamin Oso, a community leader and the Eleda of Eda Ile in Ekiti State, was on Friday abducted by some unknown gunmen.
It was gathered that the gunmen kidnapped the community leader in the presence of his wife while in their farm in Eda Ile.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the monarch and his wife would have been kidnapped, but the traditional ruler begged for his wife.
He said, “The Oba and his 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 Commander of the Ekiti State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, Brig Joe Komolafe, confirmed the abduction of the monarch.
Akomolafe said all the security outfits in Ekiti, including police, soldiers, Amotekun corps, local hunters and vigilance groups have stormed the forests in search of the abducted monarch.