Senate President Bukola Saraki has alleged that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, is after his life, accusing the top cop of open hostility towards him and his supporters in Kwara State.
Saraki, who is also the Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, said at a press conference in Abuja on Friday that the police are involved in undisguised action to jeopardize his personal security.
The nation’s number three citizen said security agencies are giving cover to people who are unleashing violence on Kwara State.
Reading from a prepared text, he said: “I call you today to bring to your attention the sad development in my home state, Kwara State, and the role of the security agencies in giving cover to people who are unleashing violence on our people because they are surprised and cannot understand how and why the people continue to give massive and overwhelming support to the PDP across the state.
“The police have continued to show undisguised hostility to me and my supporters in Kwara State and this latest round of violence is part of efforts to jeopardise and undermine my personal security and that of my immediate and larger family.
“Three incidents will illustrate what I am saying to you. Yesterday, after the APC concluded their campaigns in Ilorin, some of their supporters and thugs moved around town and in areas like Adewole/Adeta, Ile Otan and Ubandawaki/Pakata where they saw our people gathered holding their weekly ward meetings, they disrupted the meetings by shouting their party slogan and when our people responded by mentioning our own slogan, they fired gunshots into their midst in Adewole/Adeta. They also inflicted machete cuts on some of them. As a result of this attack, two people suffered bullet wounds.
“Also yesterday, these same APC thugs shielded by policemen went to my family quarters in Agbaji in Ilorin, and vandalized houses, shops and inflicted wounds with machete on three people. All these destructions took place in the presence of policemen who came with them but watched without any care, as the APC thugs and supporters unleashed violence on our people.
“For me, personally, I believe the decision to attack people and properties in my family ancestral compound is a direct affront and attack on my person. And whatever signal these APC elements with support from the police believe they are sending is definitely sinister, uncivilized and unfortunate.
“Our people have filed reports of the incidents in relevant police stations in Ilorin but we have doubts that anything tangible and constructive will come out of these reports.
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“The same Police under the directive of Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kpotum Idris yesterday commenced the transfer of Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) out of Kwara State. While the police are free to take decisions on the deployment of their personnel, we found the postings in Kwara State strange and more than a mere coincidence.
“It should also be noted that IGP has posted three different Commissioners of Police to Kwara State in the last six months. In fact, the previous and current Commissioner of Police in the state got strict instructions from the IGP not to relate or engage with the Senate President.
“The usual practice has been that the Commissioner of Police personally ensures the security of the Senate President whenever he visits his home state. That was the practice during the period of my predecessor and in my first year in office.
“We need to make it clear to the entire world that now that ward to ward campaigns is about to begin in the state and I am set to participate in that grassroots campaign as I have always done, nobody is sure what instructions Mr Idris has given to the police command in the state. Thus, the entire world should hold the IGP responsible if anything untoward happens to members of my family and myself.
“Do not forget that before now, this same IGP has tried several tricks to implicate me in some criminal charges. First, he arrested some cultists and was about to compel them to claim they worked for me. We exposed the trick early enough and the media also pointed out holes in his story. He quickly withdrew that.
“Later, he went on to the Offa robbery case and politicized the investigation in order to rope me. In the process of forcing suspects to implicate me, the principal suspect died in their custody. He has also not succeeded with that plot. Who knows what else he may have planned. Now, that full campaign is on, which requires my going around, I want the world to hold him personally responsible if anything happens to me.
“It is important for Nigerians and members of the international community to note that this IGP, Idris Ibrahim does not believe his job is to protect the lives and properties of all Nigerians, irrespective of political, religious and cultural belief. A situation where political thugs and operatives attack opponents of the APC under the watch and protection of law enforcement agents does not present Nigeria well in the comity of nations.”
Nigerians will celebrate if u die
Mumunatu Bukky
Stupid so called sanetor
Hahhahahahaha your boy said it before he was hide and later arrested your own is on is way coming
IGP is doing his work. Crocodile cry!
Wolf crying can’t change the political wind of change blowing across the state of harmony at moment, Kwara state must be liberated from the shackles of political hawk, O to gee!
If Buhari die, there will be Thanksgiving every places. Celebration galore!
Really? We are mere mortals and one day we will hear from the Almighty. Support tyranny now, but don’t forget the word KARMA
Continue runing
Awolowo just suffered for u in vain folorunso
Abiodun Oni
Death knows no age. Kindly take care of your soul before is too late.
Una sin na em dey pursue una
Its crystal clear…..
Fight against opposition not corruption
Just because you are of APC abi
I think statements like this from a Senate President is unbecoming
So what?
Abiodun Oni who knows maybe ur will come bf PMB
What’s your stress with my comment? Haven’t seen there where someone is wishing saraki’ dead?
Senseless senate president
@Msheliza Yusuf lemme correct ur mistake, even d baby in his mother’s womb will celebrate if ur wicked lifeless Buhari die….
You get life, danbanza
Lol ?
Brain drained submission, grow up man
This is very bad.
Which of the Nigeria will celebrate?
Insha Allah buhari and apc will fail second term bid, we are tired of persecution in this country, Atiku is the answer.
Abiodun Oni
Haven’t you heard about not following the multitude to do evil??? We’re Yorubas, we think before we talk. Everybody would die someday. It’s not even about age. Don’t wish anybody death because others are doing it. Even if you don’t like buhari, don’t wish him death.
THE GUILTY IS AFRAID
Why are you afraid now? Those who was killed at offa,are they not human being like you,is it bcoz your boys did it. Live IG do his job, bcoz you can’t use your boys now, you are crying foul. Kudos to the Police. Are you the governor of the state? The governor is the person police will work with not you. Delta state governor was appreciating the security agencies today in the news. Live the police to do their jobs. No more rigging
You safe in the mighty name of God
slave
Dinomania
You are too forward Oga Bukky
Have u honoured the police invitation?
U are now afraid after ur number 1 thug(Dino) has been apprehended
Abiodun Oni
Your wall picture and what comes out of you negate each other….. If I ask you now you’ll tell us you’re a Christian abi ??? Hnmmmmm
saraki who u help?
So you are next after dino malaye that’s very good one by one.
Abiodun mouth is smelling
Haha ? one by one we’ll deal you people that cause problems for this great nation called Nigeria ??.
I went through your profile, took a closer look at your picture and I was not supprised about what I found out, you look like a ghost already so there’s not need wishing you dead.
Another Dino meleye style. Kwara for Buhari
Is better for Nigeria
Dino is missing from police hospital now it is Saraki? the dictator in Buhari is rising, he does not understand the concept of democracy.
The same song your boy Dino was singing before he “surrendered” and became ill.
This is too pedestrian for a Senate President.
Climb tree like Dino or surrender quietly or sharrap
At Mr Isaac, perhaps, you don’t know, somebody need to die for you to live. My comment is not new. Why are you praying that God should kill your enemy for you to live in peace? Please
You were after the life of Nigerians. You never see anything
He who laugh last, laugh best.
Abiodun Oni you can be charged for making hatred speech
Can you count how many people that the lifeless government had killed as a result of bad policy?
This is one of the reasons they don’t want to retire this man since
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If Buhari should die what is your gain. You may be the next on death row. For no reason don’t wish your fellow human beings death.
13 millions children out of schools while 14 million job lost because of the insensitivity of Buhari to the plight of Nigerians. Will Benue pray for Buhari?
who card with your life
Now you people want to prove to me that it’s not good to pray against my enemy abi?
U are just started
All pdpigs have become wike’s political students
Yeye man….
Abiodun Oni you look old but you lack common sense. Agbalagba ki se lagbalagba.
Oh good. It shows you’ll soon be picked up because Dino your rampaging stooge said the exact same thing few days before he submitted himself after the siege.
Abiodun Oni oga keep quiet and apologize to your family for disgracing your family…
We heard that before from Dino now Saraki. Ask them when did IGp becomes assassin?
Ope ..ur life no concern us na
Is because you’re not clean I swear
May God forgive you
You too go after his life, if he doesn’t get you first you get him
Sakira! In which paper u gets the news
Would you stop crying wolf where there’s none? Mr man, allow the IG do his job!
Sariki don’t start ur own oooo
Arrest him
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When did this happen Mr saraki you better pick race
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I think APC government are creating more vengeance, their days are numbers, they cannot exist more than may 29. Vengeance will surely fall on them.
Whoever see u putting on ? will fink u get sense, not knowing na empty head u get?
Daddy Eri yin buru sir
Mustapha Umar baa lakai
So saraki the fear too
Abiodun Oni You will die b/4 febuary 16 you will not see any election idiot
Not again….
Thats what Dino said, and u guys shun, finally he is admitted to a hospital enjoying the physicians company….
My advice to u sir…(as my Senate president).
R
U
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Folorunso Azeez Agbaje nobody is permanent on a job IGP and acting EFCC boss are now begging PMB both of them must go
Were nie
Abiodun Oni ode
Mustapha Umar where does ur allah reside?
Can you tell me what’s unbecoming in senate president statement, at times we talk with sentiment.
Ehhhhhhhhh Bukky
Why has this IGP become a menace to this nation and the president doesn’t seem to see anything wrong with that
We shall reap whatever we sow.
Mr Double Fake with his commando are on ” do or die politics “.
There is no Buhari what u have is a look-a-like treated with batteries remotely controlled by cabal.
This is the worth of Nigeria in the world , oh, reduced to nothing.
Fotos don’t lie .
Nigerians are coward when SARS was maltreating us we all cried out someone’s safety is been threatened and you expect him to keep mute ?. Nothing last forever people ??? in government today will be history tomorrow, we know what they did in 1985 the same thing is been play out in a democratic setting. Apaniyan progressive Congress (APC)
Interesting, Mr Jimoh, you don’t even know me you are insinuating talking with sentiment
One of those things on social media
Mustapha Umar, are you alright. I don’t think so. Go and prepare your baggage to leave Nigeria by February 17 OK
IGP or your works?
God most intervene your life is save in jesus name
I don’t understand, who is after your life Sir, Buhari or Jubril al Sudan?
Oniranu ore Dinno.
Kayode Aderemi O yes O too gee
Mustapha Umar God bless you
They are always after their lives yéyê natu
Shaikh Younuz Tawhid, in the heaven.
How can that put food in my table mtcheeeew
These APC supporters are the real problems of the country as at today. They are impossible and hyper partisan. These are the real Problems of Nigeria. They don’t care what APC does as long as it aides President Buharis re- election bid. The IGP can crush the opposition for all they care. Is there activities helping to unite the country?
Be prepare for death of your father first
The next general elections is between the EXTREMELY POOR MASSES and the EXTREMELY RICH THIEVES.
Obasajo in his book “My Watch”on pages 32 and 49, said he stole fron Nigeria but that what he stole is NOTHING compared with what Atiku stole.
I pray that God takes side with the poor and disgrace those who think Nigeria belongs to only them while the masses are slaves.
Ogbeifun Paul Enosakhale who laboured in vain for you?
Prince Endee Okorie but this Karma knocking at saraki door too
Tales by moon light
Failed..atikuloooooter..
Some pple have said so,and they die,Buhari still alive..
Abiodun Oni perhaps you are a few people enemy and they asking God to take you home soon. Yeye talk. You erred, they preach to you to imbibe the spirit of God but instead you keep defending your rant
Similar thing was done to Amachi when he was a governor in river state,joseph mbu,urs saraki is Otoo ge,,,,Enough is Enough,you are just crying..
And who is clean?
Olupope Onabanjo it is not whether they know you. What comes out of your mouth tell who you are. Someone is complaining of threat you are saying his comments are unbecoming. If you are not sentimental what are u
All Men must die. So you can choose to remain undie. Ayirada
Bukola, get killed first then you’ll know u get people!!!