A one-storey
building in Okene, identified as the hideouts of kidnappers and armed robbers
has been demolished by the Kogi State government.
The house was
said to be owned by a kidnap kingpin, Tijani Abubakar.
The state
government also demolished a mosque owned by a suspected terrorist group.
The demolition
of the buildings, supervised by Governor Yahaya Bello, was in line with the
state’s law on terrorism.
The building
belonging to Abubakar at Oyunkoko Ward in Okene Local Government was the first
to be demolished at about 2:30pm.
The mosque
belonging to the notorious Ahlul-Sunnah in Inike, also in Okene, was
demolished
later.
The mosque was
said to have been hijacked by the notorious terrorists group, Boko Haram in
2015 and had been serving as their operational base.
The buildings
were identified by the Military Joint Task Force which recently arrested some
17 robbery, kidnap and terrorism suspects.
The
Commissioner of Police in the state, Wilson Inalegwu and heads of other
security agencies, accompanied the governor during the demolition.
The state has
lined up other buildings identified as criminals’ hideouts in the state for
demolition.
The Police
boss said. “This is a strong message to kidnappers and hoodlums that they must
change their ways. They should work hard and earn a decent living. We want to
make Kogi safe so that those living here or travelling through will not have
fear of being kidnapped."
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