Kwara State government early Thursday morning allegedly commenced the demolition of the late Olusola Saraki’s ancestral political home, ‘Arúgbó’ compound, in Ilorin.
According to TribuneOnline The demolition of the building started around 4:00 a.m after the security operatives dispersed protesters including aged women within the complex vicinity on Wednesday.
Sources confirmed that security operatives stormed the vicinity around 2:00 a.m, demolished the building but it was met with a protest as people around gathered to chase them away.
Just before the demolition, Saraki had blown hot, saying “Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq has crossed his line.”
According to Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), DSP Ajayi Jeffrey who spoke with TribuneOnline on the telephone, claimed not to be part of the team that went for the demolition.
“I know nothing about the demolition, if at all there is any. In fact, no notice was given to my office,” he maintained.
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