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.

Muritala Awodun     Kehinde Baale     Saliu Oluwole     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Playing Host     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Muhammad Yahya     Age AbdulKareem     Awodun     Aliyu Muhammed     Funke Adedoyin     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Femi Agbaje     Funmi Salau     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Michael Nzekwe     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Jare Olatundun     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Halidu Danbaba     Ahman Patigi     Oyelere Oyinloye     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Kwara     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Adeniyi Ojo     Ile Arugbo     Otuka     Tunde Yusuf     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Lanre Badmus     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Lai Gobir     Yinka Aluko     Kubra Kazum     Biliaminu Aliu     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Photo News     Kuliyan Geri     Sarah Jubril     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Harmony Holdings     Yaru     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Titus Ashaolu     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Hamza Usman     Okasanmi Ajayi     Najim Yaasin     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Yakub Ali-Agan     Hamidu Olowo     Kwara State Sports Commission     Marafan Shonga     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Laboratory-to-Product     Sambo Murtala     Gani Saadu     Bank Of Industry     Amusa Bello     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Rueben Parejo     Kwara NIPR     Olaoye B. Felix     Galland Marcias     Saliu Mustapha     Isiaka Gold     SDP     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Gbugbu     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Doyin Agbamu     Isiaq Khadeejah     Oke Sunna     Sa\'adu Gambari     Ajuloopin     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Musa Abdullahi     Toyin Sanusi     Share     Olatunji Ibrahim     Yinka Aluko     Isiaka Yusuf     Admiralty Villa     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Bibire Ajape     Ahmed Alhasssan     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Mukhtar Shagaya     Micheal Imoudu     Islamic Development Bank     Radio SBS     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Elesie Of Esie     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Kabir Shagaya     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Teachers Specific Allowance     07039448763     Olaiya Lawal     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Adedeji Onimago     Local Government     Ojo Isekuse     Amuda Bembe     Pakata Patriots     Olugbense     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Isin     Lateef Fagbemi     TESCOM     Idiagbon     Umar Gunu     KSIRS     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Adesoye     Fulani     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Afonja     Irepodun     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Asa LGEA School     Kayode Ishola     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Oke-Ero     Local Government Pension Board     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Bankole Omisore     A.O. Belgore     Kawu Baraje     Oja-Oba     Folorunsho Alao     Oladimeji Thompson     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Government House     Chikanda     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo