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Bukola Saraki, Former Kwara state governor, on Sunday threatened that he would be compelled to seek legal redressed for having been stripped of police protection as allegedly directed by the Presidency.
According to DAILY POSTS, Saraki’s police guards at various locations were withdrawn on Saturday ahead of his appearance before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), to defend his role regarding the collapse of Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria.
Saraki told newsmen that he was entitled to large police security as provided by the Kwara state law and as a former governor.
In an earlier statement released by his office, Saraki said he had been exposed to danger by the decision.
He said” “We will seek legal redress to make sure the police do not break the law, to make sure they stick to the law”.
“In view of this new development, it is evidently clear to us that this cannot be unconnected with the recent political activities going on in the country. No doubt, recent events in the nation have been taking strange and tragic dimensions but we have to look beyond our individual interests and let the weight of making Nigeria great dominate our minds as leaders and citizens as Nigeria is bigger than an individual”.
“We wish to state that the recent move by the Nigerian police authorities will definitely endanger the life of Senator Bukola Saraki. We hereby call on good citizens of Nigeria to hold the Federal Government responsible for any eventuality considering the fact that there are illegal arms going round the country without being properly checked”.
Saraki is one of those behind the new Peoples Democratic Party(New PDP), and sources claim the withdrawal of police protection from the former governor was not unconnected to his agitation against the president and the Tukur’s led PDP leadership.