Police arrest thugs who stormed Saraki's court case in Illorin High Court

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– The case between Senate President, Bukola Saraki and online newspaper, Sahara Reporters is still in court

– The case however took a new dimension recently as thugs were apprehended in the court premises

– Supporters of the Senate President say the thugs were sponsored by the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore

The Kwara state police command on Thursday, September 14 apprehended some thugs at the premises of Kwara State High Court in Ilorin during the hearing of a N4billion libel suit involving the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and an online media platform, Sahara Reporters.

The judgement which compelled Sowore to pay the sum of N4 billion to Saraki was passed on Wednesday, June 28, over series of alleged libelous stories published against Saraki on Sahara Reporters in between September and December 2015.

Supporters of the Senate President alleged that the arrested thugs were sponsored by the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore.

Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore was dragged to court by Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Source: Twitter

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The thugs were said to have been mobilised to disrupt proceedings at the court.

It was gathered the thugs, who

invaded the premises of the court, were arrested by the police for fomenting trouble and unruly conducts.

According to one of the arrested thugs, they were mobilised to stampede the court process.

The police has however confirmed the arrest of the thugs, and confirmed they are in their custody.

About six of them are said to be cooling their feet at the police headquarters in Ilorin.

ZENITHBLOG.com however observed that Sahara Reporters claimed that their reporters who were at the court were manhandled by the Senate President’s loyalists.

ZENITHBLOG.com had reported that the court presided over by Justice Adeyinka Oyinloye, freezed the bank accounts of Sahara Reporters.

Documents seen by ZENITHBLOG.com showed that the court gave the order on Tuesday, July 25.

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