The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has condemned the recent attacks by bandits on traditional institutions in Ekiti State. The cleric was speaking against the backdrop of separate attacks on two traditional rulers by gunmen in the state in the last ten days. Adeboye who spoke in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Saturday when he visited the state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said traditional institutions in the state and beyond deserved respect because of the critical roles the institution play in the society. “It is condemnable the flagrant disrespect to our traditional institutions in Ekiti state in recent time by gunmen, ” he said. The cleric later prayed for God’s intervention in Ekiti State in particular and Nigeria at large.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 17, 2021 21:56 UTC