The Chairman , Senate Committee on Ecology and
Environment , Dr Bukola Saraki , on Tuesday donated N 3 . 5
million to heads of seven families whose residential
buildings were burnt during the recent fracas in llorin .
NAN reports that the mayhem broke out in Agbarere and
Ita- Ajia areas of Ilorin , in the Kwara capital.
The former governor of Kwara also donated N 250, 000 to
the Magaji - Are of Ilorin , Alhaji Aremu Subair whose
vehicle was also vandalised by the hoodlums.
Saraki , represented by a team from the Mandate
Campaign Office led by Alhaji Oba Olabintan, ascribed the
crisis so some miscreants , acrimony and animosity .
The All Progressives Congress (APC ) leader in the state
said he was deeply touched by the civil disturbance ,
which he noted, had brought untold hardship to the
victims .
He assured that the government would continue to give
priority to the well being of the people of the state and told
the perpetrators to prepare to face justice.
Saraki said the donation was to reassure the people of his
commitment to their welfare .
NAN recalls that some groups attacked residents of
Agbarere , lta Ajia and ldiape, setting houses on fire and
damaging property worth millions of naira about fortnight
ago.
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