Saraki compensates victims of communal clash in Ilorin

The Senate Pesident, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday ‎in Ilorin, gave out N2, 650,000 compensation to victims of last year’s fracas at Agbarere and Ita Ajia whose vehicles were destroyed by the hoodlums, who invaded the quarters and inflicted damage on their property.

The Director General of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) constituency office, Hon. Abdulwahab Issa, who personally handed over the money, said that N50, 000 was approved to be given to each of the 28 victims at Ita Ajia and 25 at Agbarere whose vehicles were affected.

He recalled that when the incident occurred on April 25, 2015 during which five houses were burnt at Agbarere, Dr. Saraki sent N500, 000 for the rehabilitation of each house while he gave another N1, 500 to them when he personally visited the scene about a fortnight later.

At Ita Ajia, he sent N500, 000 for the rehabilitation of the damaged building and like sum when he visited. ‎

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Alhaji Funsho Issa, the Chief of staff to Chairman of Ilorin East Local Government which essentially suffered the brunt, thanked the President of the Senate for the gesture and prayed God to continue to assist him also.