Governor of Kwara State AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family of Olomi Sunday, the APC female leader in Koro district of Ekiti local government area, who was recently shot dead by her kidnappers during a rescue operation.
The afternoon Mrs Sunday was one of the APC chiefs kidnapped on Wednesday night between Araromi Opin and Obbo-Ile in the local government area on her way back from the APC state executives swearing-in in Ilorin.
The governor was received by the Olukoro of Koro, Oba Peter Aremu Adaralegbe I, husband of the late Mr. Sunday, and some other members of the family.
He was accompanied on the visit by the Vice President of the House of Assembly, Adetiba Rapheal; the Health Commissioner, Raji Rasaq; Senior Special Security Assistant Aliyu Muyideen; ICT President for Ekiti, Kehinde Bayode; and APC state chairman Sunday Fagbemi, who had previously visited the family on behalf of the party.
According to a statement by his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye, Mr. AbdulRazaq had previously visited a health center where rescued kidnapping victims were hospitalized.
Governor AbdulRazaq during the visit
He grieved for the loss and prayed to God to bless the soul of the deceased and for the surviving victims to recover quickly in hospital.
The governor reiterated his administration’s commitment to making every nook and cranny of the state uninhabitable for criminals.
Oba Aremu acknowledged the efforts of the state government and security personnel to tighten security in all parts of the state, especially in the southern part, and prayed to God that the efforts would be crowned with success.
He recalled a recent security show of force in the hub as part of efforts to weed out criminals.
Governor AbdulRazaq during the visit
“We are well aware of all the efforts and commitments of your administration and the bravery of security personnel to control the security challenges, and we pray that your efforts in this regard will yield results soon,” the royal father said.
Since last Wednesday’s incident, the government has activated a multi-layered security effort to rescue the victims, culminating in the gun duel between the local vigilante group and the kidnappers on Saturday night and the rescue of the five remaining victims.
The kidnappers died in the encounter. The governor praised the efforts of security agencies to rid the state of criminal elements.