Saraki Slams Governor Abdulrazaq Over Kwara Killings

The Media Office of erstwhile Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has criticised Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, implicit his handling of insecurity successful the state, peculiarly pursuing the caller bandit onslaught successful Oke-Ode, which claimed 21 lives.

In a connection released successful Abuja by Yusuph Olaniyonu, Head of Saraki’s Media Office, the politician was accused of dodging work for the increasing insecurity crossed the authorities by making “false, defamatory, and irresponsible insinuations” against Dr. Saraki.

The connection was successful effect to remarks made by Governor Abdulrazaq during a sojourn to Oke-Ode, wherever helium appeared to comparison the caller spate of convulsive attacks successful Kwara North and South to the 2018 Offa robbery incident.

“Equating wide killings and kidnappings with a azygous robbery lawsuit reflects either gross insensitivity oregon a cardinal nonaccomplishment to grasp the seriousness of the information crisis,” the connection said.

Saraki’s bureau noted that implicit 50 communities crossed the Kwara North and South senatorial districts person suffered repeated attacks, forcing galore residents to fly to Ilorin oregon permission the authorities entirely.

The erstwhile Senate President’s campy besides critici#ed Governor Abdulrazaq for waiting 5 days earlier visiting Oke-Ode, suggesting his sojourn was reactionary and triggered lone aft Saraki brought nationalist attraction to the tragedy.

“Dr. Saraki’s volition was to spur action. If that is what yet compelled the politician to sojourn the affected community, past the nonsubjective was achieved,” the connection read.

It further condemned the politician for attending a task commissioning lawsuit successful Imo State portion his ain constituents were nether siege, describing it arsenic a objection of misplaced priorities.

The connection urged the politician to widen visits to different violence-hit areas specified arsenic Edu, Patigi, Isin, Irepodun, Oke Ero, and parts of Ifelodun Local Government Area.

It besides recommended convening regular Security Council meetings and involving accepted rulers to amended grassroots-level quality and response.

Responding to Governor Abdulrazaq’s evident effort to revive links betwixt Saraki and the 2018 Offa robbery, Saraki’s media bureau reiterated that the erstwhile Senate President had been cleared of immoderate engagement by the Federal Government.

It referenced 2 reports from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) successful the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, dated June and August 2018, which recovered nary grounds — nonstop oregon indirect — tying Saraki to the crime.

“The assertion has ever been baseless and was portion of a now-collapsed smear run that helped bring the existent politician to power,” the connection said.

The media bureau besides accused Governor Abdulrazaq of backing a politically motivated suit filed by selected household members of Offa robbery victims, aimed astatine tarnishing Saraki’s image.

It noted that the aforesaid lawyer representing the plaintiffs is besides defending the governor’s media aide, Michael Yinka Fafoluyi, successful a libel suit filed by Saraki.

A property league by Offa assemblage radical Offa Koya, Offa Kowosi, was cited, successful which the radical dissociated itself from what it called the “dirty politics” surrounding the tragic robbery incident.

Additionally, immoderate relatives of the victims reportedly went connected TNT Radio successful Offa successful August 2025 to publically region themselves from the suit and urged governmental actors to halt exploiting their grief for governmental gain.

In conclusion, Saraki’s bureau called connected politician Abdulrazaq to halt politicizing insecurity and alternatively absorption connected fulfilling his law duties arsenic the Chief Security Officer of Kwara State.