The kingpin had been using ransom collected from family members of his victims to buy cattle and increase his herd.
At least 50 church attendees, including under-age children between the ages of 8, 10 and 12 years old, were kept in an “underground” facility of the church.
“While I celebrate you, I want to advise you that your time is not now. You have to wait for your time,” Mr Melaye said in a video Friday.
Mr Abdulra’uf said that the farmers, who had been living in palpable fear for the past two years over violent attacks, have resorted to paying taxes to the bandits in tranches.
Mr Abubakar assured that he was not taking any member of the party for granted as the unity of the party is paramount to him.
“The major challenge facing police operations in Owo is the lack of vehicles and personnel. They don’t have vehicles to mobilise to crime scenes and for quick movement.”
“The premises shall be closed down indefinitely and the owners shall be prosecuted.”
The NSCDC deployed no fewer than 9,747 personnel for the Ekiti governorship election which was fraught with allegations of vote trading.
Mr Fayose stressed that the constitution guiding the PDP provides for a rotational presidency.
The unionists are also “unhappy” that the Buhari-led regime had yet to appoint a vice-chancellor for the institution after it had been upgraded to a university.
