Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed the Olukoro of Koro, Segun Aremu, in his palace in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State on Thursday evening.
The assailants also abducted the monarch’s wife and two others.
Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, in a statement by his spokesperson Rafiu Ajakaye, strongly condemned the killing and assured that the perpetrators would face justice.
The governor expressed condolences to the Koro community for the tragic loss of their traditional ruler.