The Kogi government on Wednesday vowed to fish out kidnappers and killers of David Obadofin, the traditional ruler of Aghara Bunu in the Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of the state.

Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, in a statement in Lokoja, described Mr Obadofin’s abduction and murder as “horrendous, criminal and reprehensible. ”

“The APC-led administration of Governor Yahaya Bello will not rest until the abductors and killers of the innocent traditional ruler are arrested and brought to book,” he said.

The traditional ruler was reportedly kidnapped in his residence last week by yet-to-be-identified attackers, who later killed him.

Mr Fanwo, however, said that the government was making progress in its effort to ensure the perpetrators are arrested.

“This is because we are working in collaboration with security agencies to ensure those behind the attack and kidnap face the full wrath of the law, ” he said.

Mr Fanwo expressed sadness over the attack on the Aghara Bunu community by “coward anti-socials” who also killed a woman and a young lady during the kidnapping of the traditional ruler.

He said, “In as much as we wouldn’t want to give out much information about our ongoing investigations, we wish to state that significant progress has been made.”

Mr Fanwo disclosed that few suspects apprehended gave helpful information to law enforcement agents.

The commissioner assured that the reports of the investigations would be made public once concluded.

While commiserating with the families of the deceased, the commissioner called on the locals to cooperate with security agencies to unravel the mystery behind the heinous acts.

(NAN)