Olori Iyabo Aremu, wife of the Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti, the late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, and her maid, Feranmi, have regained their freedom after spending days in the den of their abductors.
The duo was abducted after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers had snuffed life out of the monarch.
Ejire-Adeyemi Adetoun, the Police Public Relations Officer in the command, has confirmed their release in a statement, adding that 13 suspects were arrested by the police in the course of the rescue operation.
“In the course of investigation, the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun, approved the deployment of a police chopper for aerial surveillance. This is to help comb the forest/boundary between Kwara and Ekiti states.
“A joint operation comprising the police, military, DSS, 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 22:30hours of 05/02/24. The rescued kidnap victims have been re-united with their families, hale and hearty.
“These suspects are undergoing vigorous interrogation with a view to aiding the arrest of members of the gang at large.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, remains resolute, maintaining his stand that the perpetrators of this dastardly act will face the full wrath of the law. He further urges the public to be calm and security conscious as they go about their daily activities without fear or anxiety.”
