Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has denied sponsoring, funding, arming or otherwise supporting political thuggery.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Muyideen Akorede, Mr. Ahmed described the allegations as false and rejected his alleged indictment by the Nigeria police or the armed robbery suspects in their custody.

He said while the state government has empowered several youth groups under its acclaimed Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) scheme, neither he nor the statement government can be held liable for how beneficiaries utilise the credit. He therefore urged the police to complete their investigations and charge the suspects to court soon in line with the dictates of the rule of law.

While refuting the alleged indictment, Governor Ahmed expressed the hope that the police would soon complete its investigations and charge the suspects to court in line with rule of law.