Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed an 11-person committee to verify claims submitted by victims of the recent looting of private properties in Ilorin, determine the extent of their losses and disburse government’s support for them.
The committee is to be chaired by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, with other...
The curfew in Ilorin metropolis is hereby lifted. This is effective from tomorrow, November 12.
Kwarans may however see increased joint patrols by security agencies within the metropolis and across the state. It is to strengthen the gains of the past weeks and keep criminal elements at bay.
Citizens are to...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to Nigerians to never turn their backs or abandon the police and other security agencies, saying the vast majority of the officers are patriots who are equally committed to a greater Nigeria.
AbdulRazaq said the events of the past...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has met with owners of the businesses affected in the Friday looting of public and private properties, assuring them of government’s support to get them back on stream.
AbdulRazaq had earlier announced N500m recovery funds to assist businesses affected in the incident.
In a meeting with...
Former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on residents of the state to remain calm and comply with state government regulations for public order.
In a Twitter message on Tuesday, Alhaji Ahmed expressed concern about violent attacks on public and private property in the state following anti-SARS protests.
According...
Claims that the Kwara State Government diverted or hoarded the palliatives meant for the vulnerable households in the state are false and unsubstantiated as no less than 15 of the 16 local governments had benefited before the store was looted, the private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 Foundation said on...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq this evening held a security council meeting with heads of the security agencies in the state.
A review of the situation in the ilorin metropolis suggested a relative calm. The meeting observed that the objective of the curfew has largely been achieved as the misguided...
Following the vandalization and looting of palliatives from some warehouses in Jos and Bukuru on 24th October 2020, it has become expedient for the Plateau State Government to condemn the action and further make some clarirications about the items to clear the erroenous impression that they were being hoarded.
The...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has again condemned “the mindless looting” of people’s businesses in the state capital on Friday, insisting there can be no justification for such criminal behaviour.
He commiserated with owners of all the businesses affected and announced a N500m fund to assist them as part of...
The Kwara State Government has exempted essential workers in the state from the 24-hour curfew declared.
This was contained in a statement released by the commissioner for communications, Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin.
See full statement below:
This is to exempt persons who qualify as essential workers from the 24-hour curfew declared by Governor AbdulRahman...
