The widow of the king of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni, Mrs Yetunde Ogunsakin, has narrated the last moments of her husband, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, before he was killed by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.

Daily Trust recalls Oba Ogunsakin of Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State and Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, from Oye local government area of the state were shot dead by the assailants, on Monday.

Meanwhile, Alara of Ara–Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba Ikole escaped.

Recounting how her husband met his demise, Ogunsakin’s widow said the monarch said he was hungry and that she should prepare a meal for him before he arrived at his palace.

Mrs Ogunsakin disclosed this in an interview with AIT.

The woman said she became worried after hours that she called the traditional ruler and did not answer.

She said, “He called me when he reached Ajowa that he was coming, that he was hungry and I should prepare something for him. Ajowa to this place, I was not checking time, that it is not supposed to take more than one hour. Getting to one hour, one hour plus, I was calling his phone. He did not pick.”

Adding to the narration, a community leader from Esun Ekiti, Chief Niyi Ojo said, “I was shocked when I was called around 4:30 to be informed that he has been attacked by assailants and that he was killed in the process with a fellow Kabieyesi, Onimojo of Imojo.”

The incident is one of the stark realities of the spate of kidnappings and killings going on in the country.

Former Vice President and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, lampooned President Bola Tinubu over the prevailing insecurity in Nigeria.

Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday, asked Tinubu to step down if he could not address the insecurity ravaging the country. (Daily Trust)

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