President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that all the perpetrators behind the Ekiti killing and kidnapping are apprehended and caused to face the full wrath of the law.
This was made known during the visit of the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, to the Inspector General of Police at the Force Headquarters on Thursday, February 1, 2024, to address the incidents in a bid to finding a lasting solution to them.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said, the Presidential order was in addition to the strategic deployments earlier made by the IGP to deal with the incidents.
The IGP has expressed the unrelenting commitment of the Force to addressing the challenge, ensuring that the perpetrators are brought to book and the kidnapped pupils rescued unhurt.
In addition, the IGP has ordered the deployment of Police helicopters, Armored Personnel Carriers, IRT and STS operatives, and Police Mobile Force personnel, to augment the manpower already deployed to Ekiti for the special operations.
