Former New PDP Chairman (Baraje's) House Attacked ..14 Arrested

The Kwara state Commissioner of   Police   Mr Ambrose Aisabor yesterday paraded fourteen persons including the gang leader suspected to have attacked the house of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje.

It was reliably gathered that the hoodlums   allegedly invaded the former national chair of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) family house in Baboko area of Ilorin, the state capital on Wednesday night   and destroyed no fewer than ten vehicles parked in the premises.

Also, the gate to the main entrance of his house was said to have been riddled with bullets.

Speaking at a press conference at the state police command headquarters in Ilorin, Ambrose Aisabor said: “On April 23rd  this year, we got a distress call from Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje at Baboko quarters that hoodlums were attacking and destroying property in the premises.

“So two patrol teams were dispatched to the scene, but before the policemen got there the hoodlums had fled.

“Three people were shot and are now recovering in the hospital; 14 vehicles among other property were destroyed. The building was also riddled with bullets. In fact, bullet holes are still conspicuous on the premises.“The leader of the gang was identified and picked up. His confessional statement led to the arrest of 14 other members of the criminal gang.”Items recovered from them include one dane gun, one axe, one hammer, one scrapper, two criminal charms, two wraps of weed suspected to be cannabis sativa, one pack of rizzler, two palm slippers, two packets of matches, one playing ludo and seeds, two Nigerian voter’s cards bearing Salihu Dauda and one vigilante grand ID card bearing Dauda Salihu.

He warned Kwarans not to take the law into their hands .”We will not tolerate criminality in this state.

It is a peaceful and harmonious state and we should be able to maintain that. People should be able to go about their business without molestation and harassment by street urchins and mischief makers,” he added.On APC’s state congress taking place today, the police boss said security personnel will fortify the venue of the event, warning mischief makers to steer clear of the place.

Said he: “All the congresses held in this state so far have been peaceful apart from few isolated cases that we recorded; there is no curfew in the town. I advise people to go about their normal business. People that have nothing to do in the congress should not be seen in that area as the place will be fortified by police”.