Reports reaching us from Ilorin, capital of Kwara state reveals embattled Senate president, Bukola Saraki was stoned by angry mob according to Newsrescue.
Scene of the incident in Ilorin
The Muslim Eid al-Adha prayers in Ilorin, capital of Kwara state was this morning disrupted as the country’s embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki was pelted with stones and pure water sachets as he arrived in his convoy.
The chaos caused by the stoning of the senate president who is facing a 13-count charge on corruption and false asset declaration, caused the prayers to be disrupted with several hundreds of faithfuls unable to say the prayers.
The Senate president was reportedly covered up and whisked out of the grounds to save him from the anger of the mob who were ready to pounce on him. This was the first Eid Saraki was attending as senate president.
A social media user who was at the scene, said that the crowd were calling out the former governor with several unprintable names as they threw stones and pure water sachetes at his convoy.
"Am at the eid praying ground now here in Ilorin as People are shouting thieve, Ole lashing at Bukola Saraki. As the crowd attempted to lynch the Senate President was aborted by the security operatives present. This however result in the stoning and throwing of pure water at the senate president. As am typing this confusing has erupted at the eid praying ground Ilorin. May God help us," the user wrote