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| Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed |
Kwara State Commissioner for Information
and Communications, Mr. Olatunji Moronfoye, on Monday, confirmed that
the state Ministry of Finance, on Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin, was burgled
by some unidentified persons.
The incident, which he said happened on
Friday, September 21 and Sunday, September 23, was, however, not made
public to avoid jeopardising investigation.
Moronfoye said, “We can confirm that
unidentified persons broke into the offices of the state Ministry of
Finance on Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin, on Friday, September 21 and on
Sunday, September 22 and removed certain items.
“Both incidents were reported to state
police command but the public was not informed as the incidents were and
remain subjects of on-going police investigations.”
Also, the Police Public Relations
Officer in the state, Mr. Olufemi Fabode, in a telephone interview with
our correspondent confirmed the burglary, adding that investigations
had commenced.
But the state Chairman of the Action
Congress, Mr. Kayode Olawepo, said the state government was trying to
cover up the burglary.
He stated that it was curious that
burglaries were made at a government institution within three days and
the culprits could not be apprehended.
Olawepo said, “As scary as this incident
was, most scary indeed is the fact that the state government has
carried on as if nothing ever happened. We understand the civil servants
have been directed not to mention it to anyone. Clearly, many things
are not right here and many questions are begging for answers:
“Was the September 21st failed attempt
at breaking into the Ministry reported to the security agencies? If yes,
why was there no security beef up at the place in view of the sensitive
nature of the ministry?
“Why has the state government kept
sealed lips about this terrible incident, given the dangerous signals it
sends to the public?”
He added, “These burglaries came at a
time anti-graft agencies are vetting the books of the immediate past
administration as regard its handling of the controversial local
government allocations/joint accounts/SUBEB funds.
“We understand that the governor’s
spokesman, Femi Akorede, said on twitter that it was an armed robbery
case and is being investigated.
“If so, what would armed robbers do with
documents, including carting away the e-back up, of financial
transactions from 2003 up to date?”
Source: Punch
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