Fourteen persons arrested in connection with Wednesday’s attack on the family residence of an APC chieftain, Alh Abubakar Kawu Baraje were yesterday paraded by the Kwara State police command.

The hoodlums were said to have invaded Baraje’s family house in Baboko area of Ilorin, the state capital and destroyed no fewer than 10 vehicles parked in the premises.

The gate to the main entrance of the politician’s house was said to have been riddled with bullets.

Briefing reporters in Ilorin, the state Police Commissioner, Ambrose Aisabor said: “On April 23rd this year, we got a distress call from Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje at Baboko quarters that hoodlums were attacking and destroying property in the premises.

“So two patrol teams were dispatched to the scene, but before the policemen got there the hoodlums had fled.

“Three people were shot and are now recovering in the hospital; 14 vehicles among other property were destroyed. The building was also riddled with bullets, in fact bullet holes are still conspicuous on the premises.
“The leader of the gang was identified and picked up. His confessional statement led to the arrest of 14 other members of the criminal gang.

“Items recovered from them include one dane gun, one axe, one hammer, one scrapper, two criminal charms, two raps of weed suspected to be cannabis sativa, one pack of rizzler, two palm slippers, two packet of matches, one playing ludo and seeds, two Nigerian voter’s card bearing Salihu Dauda and one vigilante grand ID card bearing Dauda Salihu,”he stated.