7 Hoodlums Arrested Over Senator Folarin House Invasion In Oyo State

Men of the Oyo State joint security task force, Operation Burst, have arrested 7 people in connection with invasion and away of empowerment materials worth N200 million naira at the residence of Sen. Teslim Folarin.

OYOINSIGHT.COM had reported how hoodlums invaded the Oluyole residence of the three-term senator.

Some residents of the area, this newspaper understands, had alerted officers of the security outfit who swiftly more d to the scene.

It was gathered that most of the equipment had been looted before the arrival of the security men while seven of the them, identified by the residents were arrested at the scene.

The lawmaker’s elder brother, Mr. Yinka Folarin, who spoke with journalists, confirmed the development, adding that the materials were meant for 11 local government areas that constitute Oyo central senatorial district.

He added that the empowerment programme was postponed due to the state of the nation and has been scheduled for November 6th before the unfortunate incident.

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