Barely two days after the abduction of Oba Ogunyanda Ilufemiloye, the Obalohun of Okoloke, unknown gunmen again, ambushed and killed three indigenes of Okoloke in Yagba West, Kogi State.
The incident occurred on Saturday, following the monarch’s kidnapping on Thursday. The victims were identified as Ogunbiyi Dele, the Oluode of Okoloke, Moses Jimoh, and Tobi Olu, also known as India. Two of the victims were members of the local hunters’ group and were reportedly on their way to Egbe, a neighbouring town, to make purchases.
The Obalohun remains in the custody of his captors, while residents and neighbouring community members are living in fear.
However, the residents have called on federal, state, and local governments, to use the security agencies to combat kidnapping, banditry, and killings in Yagba West and its environs.
