Kwara APC chieftain dragged to court for inciting unrest after complex demolition

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Kwara authorities has dragged ex-lawmaker and APC chieftain Hon. Mashood Mustapha and his brother, Bolakale, to court
This improvement follows the arguable demolition of Mustapha’s buying complex, which helium believes was politically motivated
Mustapha had earlier accused the authorities authorities of awarding the edifice declaration astatine an inflated cost, ignoring his N3 cardinal proposal

The Kwara State Government has dragged a salient chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile subordinate of the House of Representatives (APC), Hon. Mashood Mustapha, and his brother, Bolakale Mustapha, earlier the High Court sitting successful Ilorin implicit allegations of disturbing nationalist peace.

A complaint expanse filed by the Office of the Attorney General of Kwara State, obtained by Legit.ng, revealed that the duo was accused of conspiracy, publishing inciting videos, and making mendacious declarations.

APC chieftain accused of disturbing nationalist peace

According to the complaint sheet, the authorities alleged:

“That you Bolakale Mustapha and Moshood Mustapha sometime successful October, 2024 astatine Ilorin, Kwara State wrong the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired amongst yourselves to perpetrate an amerciable act, to wit; you conspired to release, upload and people videos which is apt to origin a breach of bid oregon disturb the nationalist bid and you thereby committed an offence punishable nether Section 97 of the Penal Code, CAP, P4, Laws of Kwara State.”

In different count, it added:

“That you Bolakale Mustapha and Moshood Mustapha sometimes successful October, 2024 astatine Ilorin, Kwara State wrong the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court committed an amerciable act, to wit; you released, uploaded and published videos which is apt to origin a breach of bid oregon disturb the nationalist bid and you thereby committed an offence punishable nether Section 114 of the Penal Code, CAP. P4, Laws of Kwara State.”

The 3rd number singled retired Bolakale for making a mendacious assertion involving his brother. It reads:

“That you Balakale Mustapha connected oregon astir 29th October, 2024 astatine Ilorin, Kwara State wrong the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court committed an amerciable act, to wit you made mendacious declaration that 1 Moshood Mustapha filed an enactment against the Governor of Kwara State successful Suit No. KWS/59/2024 which is pending earlier the Kwara State High Court which you knew oregon ought to person known to beryllium mendacious and you thereby committed an offence punishable nether Section 158 of the Penal Code, CAP, P4, Laws of Kwara State.”

Genesis: Demolition of buying complex

Legit.ng learned that this ineligible conflict is coming a fewer months aft the Kwara State Government demolished a buying analyzable owned by Hon. Mashood Mustapha successful Ilorin.

The complex, known arsenic Crystal Place, was located on Zulu Gambari Road successful GRA, Ilorin, earlier it was demolished successful October 2024.

It was gathered that the Shop owners were reportedly fixed a three-hour ultimatum to vacate the spot earlier bulldozers moved successful astir 8:45 p.m. to statesman demolition.

According to a connection from the Kwara State Geographic Information Service, the gathering was recovered to person violated a onshore usage support issued successful 2013.

The connection said the operation obstructed municipality readying efforts, roadworthy expansion, and biology protection, which are portion of the government’s municipality renewal programme.

Issues earlier demolition

Sources adjacent to Mashood Mustapha told Legit.ng that the superior crushed for the demolition of the erstwhile national lawmaker’s analyzable past October was his unfastened disapproval of the ongoing Kwara Hotel task by the authorities government.

This presumption could beryllium traced to the earlier unfastened missive addressed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq wherever Hon. Mashood Mustapha foresaw that the politician would demolish his properties due to the fact that of their fallout connected the Kwara Hotel remodelling project.

Hon. Mashood, successful the letter, explained that his company, Crystal Group, had antecedently secured support to grip the Kwara Hotel concession for N3 billion, but the authorities authorities opted to grant the declaration to different institution for N17.8 billion.

“You chaired the authorities Exco to o.k. the Award. We requested for a legislative concurrence which you obliged, and the Kwara State House of Assembly gave their legislative approval,” helium wrote.“Between you, maine and Almighty Allah, I told you that the fig is wholly outrageous and that the N3 cardinal my institution projected and subsequently got support for could bash the job... What offence person I committed by telling you the truth?”

Mustapha besides said helium had refused to judge an unpriced measure sent to him aft the caller program emerged.

“I rejected taking the unpriced measure you sent to maine due to the fact that I already person an approval. You felt challenged by my refusal and you went up to grant the declaration astatine a staggering sum of N17.8 billion.”

Kwara govt spends N447m connected question successful Q1

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Kwara authorities authorities spent a full of N447 million connected some section and planetary trips wrong the archetypal 4th of 2025, contempt failing to pull a azygous naira successful overseas grants during the aforesaid period.

This revelation is based connected the state’s 2025 archetypal 4th show report, which was officially released connected April 28, 2025.

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