Suspected Vandals Strike Kwara State Stadium Media Centre

Date: 2024-05-13

According to a news report from Independent, the media centre of Kwara State Stadium has once again fallen victim to suspected burglars, highlighting a concerning trend of rampant vandalism at the sports facility.

The latest incident reportedly saw the theft of air conditioners, ceiling fans, electrical sockets, and wiring circuits, valued at millions of naira. This setback disrupts the ongoing intensive renovation efforts by the state government to transform the stadium into a thriving sports hub.

In its bid to revitalise the stadium, the state government has invested in multibillion-naira renovation, reconstruction, and modernisation projects, encompassing indoor sports halls, handball, squash, and tennis facilities.

The attack has prompted widespread concern among critical stakeholders in Kwara's sporting community. The Kwara State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) expressed dismay, noting that such vandalism has sadly become a recurring occurrence.

The media centre, recently renovated by the state government ahead of ongoing leagues, has now become a target for thieves, observed SWAN. In a joint statement signed by Chairman Ayodeji Ismail and Secretary Dare Kuti, SWAN called for heightened security measures within and around the stadium to safeguard not only the facilities but also the interests of businesses, athletes, and spectators.

“SWAN is disturbed with the frequent vandalisation and stealing of items and tools at the media centre of the state's stadium complex.

“The development is a huge set back to the stadium media equipment”, the statement read.

SWAN Called on relevant stakeholders and concerned authorities to, as a matter of urgency, improve security around these critical infrastructure in the stadium to justify the huge investment of the state government.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

MAI Akande     Nigerian Army     Elewu     SGBN     Minimum Wage     College Of Education     Ilorin Emirate     Asa LGEA School     Kale Bayero     Ajase-Ipo     Azeez Salawu     Funmilayo Mohammed     Ilorin Curfew     Mustapha Olanipekun     Ramat Oganija     Atunwa     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Monthly Sanitation     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Lateef Alagbonsi     Yusuf Abubakar     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Ayo Adeyemi     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Tafidan Kaiama     Twitter     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     CCT     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Lanre Badmus     Jamiu Oyawoye     SSUCOEN     Okin Malt     Kayode Ishola     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Kehinde Boyede     Hassan Oyeleke     Bolaji Aladie     Pakata     Stephen Fasakin     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Haliru Yahaya     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Idiagbon     Towoju     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Ajasse-Ipo     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Inside Kwara     Shuaib Olarongbe     Hassan A. Saliu     Islamic Development Bank     IHS Towers     Yoonus Lawal     Samari     Rotimi Oyedepo     Modibbo Kawu     Nagode     ITP     Akeem Lawal     Age AbdulKareem     KWASAA     TETFUND     TESCOM 2025     Monsurat Omotosho     Ramadhan     Haliru Dantoro     Olusola Saraki     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Universal Basic Education Commission     Kamaldeen Gambari     Prince Bola Ajibola     Firdaos Amasa     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Khairat Gwadabe     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     ENetSuD     Durbar     Oro Grammar School     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     COVID-19 Palliatives     Monkey Pox     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Adebara     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     GANZY     Isin     MATTA Girls Foundation     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Umar Saro     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Oniwa     Tosin Saraki     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Usman Yunusa     Bola Olukoju     Siraj Oyewale     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     KWTV     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Mohammed Yisa     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Omu Aran     Durbar Festival     Kayode Bankole     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Jimoh Akani     Post-utme     AbdulRahman Saad     Kuliyan Geri     Mutawali     Oye Tinuoye     Bello John Olanrewaju     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     IsDB     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Bola Sagaya     Ajakaye     ANCOPPS     Alfa Yahaya Road     Esuwoye     Olatunji Ibrahim     Babs Iwarere     Orisun Igbomina     Moses Salami     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Oluronke Adeyemi     Moses Rahman Popoola     Hassan Oyeleke     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Razaq Atunwa     Sarah Jubril     Segun Olawoyin     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Sunday Otokiti     Iliasu     ITP     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Umaru Saro     Bola Magaji     Jare Olatundun