How 50 Policemen Led Bulldozers To Demolish Saraki’s Home At Night

No fewer than 50 policemen were said have escorted the enforcement team that demolished the ancestral home of former senate president, Bukola Saraki in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Thursday.

The building popularly known as “Ile Arugo” belonged to Saraki’s late father, Olusola Saraki. It was reportedly demolished at about 3 a.m. on Thursday.

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The Kawara State government, while confirming the demolition of the building on Thursday, said the demolition was carried out at night to avoid confrontation by some protesters.

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had last month announced plans to revoke Saraki family’s ownership of the land for alleged illegal acquisition.

The state’s Commissioner for Communications, Murtala Olanrewaju, in a statement on Thursday, denied that the state government was served court papers not to demolish the building.

 “The Kwara State Government early today began the physical reclamation of the plot of land bordering the civil service clinic in Ilorin,” said Olanrewaju.

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“The reclamation exercise began in the early hours of Thursday to avoid any needless confrontation. Attempts by some persons to provoke government’s agents on lawful duty were resisted by the security agents who exercised the highest level of restraint and professionalism.

“Contrary to the claim that the State Government was served court papers on the matter, we state that no court paper has been served as at the time the government took steps to preserve what lawfully belongs to the people.

“Finally, we urge the people of the state to remain calm, peaceful, and be guided only by facts of the matter and not be drawn into an emotional outburst that is targeted at distracting the public from the issues at stake.

“While the administration is focused on restoring sanity to the state after years of barefaced impunity, we will do so within the limit of the law.”

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