Nigeria, July 15 -- A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has faulted claims that the killers of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of a leader of Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, were herdsmen.

He spoke on Sunday while on a condolence visit to the Akure country home of Mr Fasoranti.

Mrs Olakunrin was killed on Friday while travelling along Kajola - Ore road. Afenifere said the attackers were herdsmen, but the government has denies the claim.

"I am extremely concerned about security, I don't want a stigma, I can go through (the) history of kidnapping in Nigeria and we know how and where it all started, there are a lot of copycats," Mr Tinubu said, while responding to questions from reporters.

"How many years ago ha...