Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said Nigeria is indeed, in a serious security crisis beyond the ordinary.
Akeredolu made this comment following the killing of Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi, a first-class monarch in the State by gunmen,
The traditional ruler was on Thursday evening shot along Benin-Owo-Akure highway at Elegbeka of Ose Local Government.
The monarch was said to be returning to Ifon from Akure, the state capital, where he had gone to attend a meeting before running into the gunmen who had laid ambush on the highway.
It was also gathered that the bandits opened fire on the vehicle conveying the monarch, on sighting the vehicle.
He was said to have been rushed to Federal Medical Centre, Owo where he gave up the ghost.
In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, the governor stated that “this is a heinous crime” which he said is too heavy and unbearable.
While disclosing that security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police, have already been directed to fish out the perpetrators of the crime, he said all will be done to unravel those behind the act.
