The Kwara State Government under the administration of Mr. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has announced that the 38 persons who were abducted in a bandits attack at Christ Apostolic Church (C.A.C) Eruku in Ekiti LGA have regained freedom.
Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to Governor confirmed the development in a press statement issued on Sunday.
According to Ajakaye, Governor AbdulRazaq commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s hands-on approach which led to the free of abductees.
“The abductees were freed today, November 23. The Governor is immensely grateful to President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, for his direct initiative that made this happen.
“The President had called off his scheduled trip for the G20 Meeting in South Africa to attend to the breaches in Kwara and Kebbi States. He had also directed heightened security deployments to Kwara, in what underlined his firm commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people and Nigerians as a whole.
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“The Governor also expresses appreciation to the Office of the National Security Adviser; the Department of State Services (DSS); the Nigerian Army; Nigeria Intelligence Agency; and, of course, the Nigeria Police, which has graciously deployed four new tactical teams to Kwara State on the directive of the President.
“The Governor also thanks members of the security forces across board, thought leaders, religious institutions, and all Kwarans for their support and goodwill since the unfortunate incident”.
