The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has tasked Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, to wake up to his responsibilities and rescue citizens from the current insecurity in the state.
Reacting
to the murder of a kidnap victim, Adegboyega Onijala, the PDP alleged that
despite reported cases of kidnappings and killings in different parts of the
state, “the governor has not demonstrated any commitment to deal with the
situation.”
The
party in a statement in Ilorin on Thursday by the state Publicity Secretary,
Tunde Ashaolu, condemned the murder of Adegboyega Onijala noting that ”the
spate of kidnap for ransom and ritual killings in Kwara State in recent times
is worrisome and quite unfortunate.”
The
party lamented that criminal elements including kidnappers and ritual killers
now operate freely in different parts of the state, destroying lives and
throwing families into a state of sadness.
“What
is more worrisome is that the state government, saddled with the responsibility
of protecting lives and property, appears helpless in securing the lives of
Kwarans who live in perpetual fear of attacks and kidnappings,” it added.
The
party charged security operatives to investigate the sad incident and bring the
perpetrators to book.
It
commiserated with the family of the victim and the people of Isin Local
Government Area in general.
Recall
that the Police on Wednesday recovered the corpse of Onijala Adegboyega who was
kidnapped at about 7pm by unknown gunmen last Saturday in Olla community of
Isin Local Government Area of the state.
He
reportedly died at the hands of the kidnappers in the forest as a result of the
severe machete cut injuries inflicted on him during the attack.
FACTUAL
NAIJA NEWS gathered that the kidnappers had collected about N400,000 as ransom
but eventually killed the victim.