Chiemelie Ezeobi
Barely three days after the traditional ruler of Iba Community, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, was kidnapped from his palace and his wife shot, the Lagos State Police Command, monday debunked claims that he had been killed.
Speaking with journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja, spokesperson of the Command, Dolapo Badmos, said the abducted monarch is still alive in the hands of his captors.
While noting that security agencies were working assiduously to ensure the traditional ruler is released unhurt, she expressed optimism that he would soon be rescued.
She said: “We are implementing our strategies which we cannot make public but note that security agencies are working day and night to ensure the monarch is released without harm.
“We have not established contact with the abductors but I can assure you that the monarch is alive.”
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government monday assured residents of the state that it was working hard in conjunction with other security agencies to address the recent cases of kidnapping and armed robberies in some parts of the state.
This is just as it disclosed that security intelligence has revealed useful leads towards identifying notorious syndicates behind the heinous crimes and their accomplices.
