KWARA GOVT DENIES LINKS TO BANDITS, FAULTS VIRAL VIDEO CLAIMS. (PHOTO).
Kwara govt denies links to bandits, faults viral video claims The Kwara State Government has dismissed a viral video alleging that officials supplied arms and a vehicle to bandits, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement on Sunday, Commissioner for Communications Bola Olukoju said no bandits were arrested in Ifelodun LGA by the Nigerian Army or any security agency. She added that the suspects in the video were reportedly arrested in Auchi, Edo State, not Kwara. The government also clarified that the vehicle referenced was a security van earlier assigned to vigilantes in Ifelodun and not linked to any criminal activity, stressing that no state government has the authority to supply weapons to individuals.
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