The Ekiti State Government has solicited the support of the traditional rulers and chiefs to tackle kidnapping and other violent crimes. The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, made the call on Tuesday while receiving in audience members of the Association of Ekiti Traditional Chieftaincy Title Holders in his office in Ado-Ekiti. Egbeyemi in a statement signed by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, said government was taking some steps to ensure security of lives and property in the state. The traditional chiefs who were led by their spokesman, the Odofinyin of Iyin-Ekiti, High Chief Ayodeji Esan, had listed a ten-point demand which include official recognition by government and their involvement in the maintenance of peace and security in each community. They also advised the government to involve local hunters and vigilance groups as part of measures to ward off the incursion of armed herdsmen and kidnappers. The deputy governor disclosed that a specia...