Teslim Folarin, lawmaker representing Oyo central senatorial
district, says his dogs were caged when a mob stormed his Ibadan residence on
Saturday.
Over 350 motorcycles, 400 freezers, 350 generators that the
senator claimed were meant for the empowerment of his constituents were
reportedly looted when the mob struck.
In a chat with Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation, on Sunday,
Folarin expressed surprise over the attack.
“I got a call that some hoodlums were trying to break into
my house. I was totally surprised because it is a gated residence. I also have
dogs there who were unfortunately caged at the time,” he told Momodu via
Instagram Live.
“And so, the first thing we did was to put a call through to
the police but the police were not interested. They said if they come to the
residence and someone gets killed, they would run into trouble again and so
they didn’t come.
“So, we didn’t get help from anybody. They overpowered my
security guard, stormed the premises and what I suspect is that a lot of people
were going about their business but when they saw people grabbing motorcycles,
grabbing generators and all sorts, some just went in and grabbed also and
left.”
He said he was planning to distribute the items to the same
people who looted his house.
“They were just in a rush. I wanted to give it to them. I do
it every time. You would recall that I did the same during the COVID-19
pandemic when I got friends to donate trailers of rice because I don’t have
that sort of money but I have friends who can help,” he said.
“It was meant to be for empowerment of people because we
know how difficult things are. The whole idea was to help people out but
unfortunately, they were in a hurry and broke in and took everything. Very
unfortunate!”
Responding to reports that the allowances and salaries of
federal lawmakers were outrageous and fuelling the anger of the people, Folarin
said this was just a common misconception.
“Can you tell me one politician that left the national
assembly as a very rich person? I think there is a lot of confusion with the
salary and running cost of offices?” he said.
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