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Suspected Herdsmen Murder Two Traditional Rulers In Ekiti, Dump Corpses In Bush

Suspected to be herdsmen killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State…

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Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti.

VerseNews reports that the victims, Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti and Elesun of Esun Ekiti, were attacked while returning from a meeting.

Sources, according to Oodua News, disclosed that another monarch, Alara of Ara in Ikole LG, however, narrowly escaped when the armed men accosted them and attempted to forcefully take them away.

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“They were travelling together. The armed herdsmen stopped them and rained bullets on them. They took their personal belongings and dragged their bodies into the bush,” Oodua News quoted a source as saying.

The police have not yet responded to the incident, leaving the affected towns in confusion and concern.

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