Why violence took place in Saraki’s Community- Head of Community

The residents of Aiyelabegan Compound in Agbaji District of Okemale Area in Ilorin has called on the Emir of Ilorin Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari and the various security agencies in Kwara state to call the supporters of Senate President Bukola Saraki to maintain the peace for which its neighbourhood has always been known for.

The appeal was made by the Mogaji of Aiyelebagan compound Alhaji Oba Aiyelabegan while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin following a violent attack on the compound by alleged political supporters of the Senate President Bukola Saraki who live in the area on Thursday 10th of January.

He alleged that the compound was attacked with stones and various types of missiles by political supporters of Bukola Saraki who live in the area, and later shot sporadically into the air saying tgey were shouting slogans that Agbaji is the domain of Bukola Saraki and they would not tolerate anybody living there not to be supporters of Saraki.

He said siege lasted for several hours and the family members at home at the time only escaped harm because they barricaded themselves inside the house till the next morning.

He lamented that this type of behaviours in the name of politics has no place in a civilized society saying as a citizens of Nigeria, people of Ile Aiyelabegan have the right to hold political views of there choice and should not be coerced to be supporters of anybody against it’s wish.

We are bringing this unfortunate event to the notice of the good people of Nigeria in general but of Ilorin in particular.

The constitution of our country guarantees us the right of free association and no one, no matter how highly placed can force us to follow them.

It is common knowledge that Gbemi, a notable member of the Saraki family belongs to the APC, party of President Mohammadu Buhari. She does not belong to PDP to which her brother belongs.

We hereby appeal to the various security agencies in Kwara state to call the supporters of Bukola Saraki to maintain the peace for which our neighbourhood has always been known for.