Gunmen invade Adoke’s brother’s house in search of cash

Unknown gunmen, posing as security agents, in the early hours of Saturday, invaded the Kogi State home of Alhaji Bashir Adoke, the younger brother of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN).
The gunmen, who claimed to be allegedly searching for cash in the three-bedroom bungalow, did not present any warrant.
But when they could not find money, they beat one AbdulGaniyu, who is the caretaker of the house, to a pulp.
According to a relation of the Adokes, the gunmen forcefully gained entrance into the bungalow at Nagazi Area of Okehi Local Government Area about 12.30am.
The relation said: “They broke doors and started shouting ‘where is the money kept in this house?’ They were desperate, they upturned the furniture and ransacked every part of the building.
“Getting frustrated, they vandalized everything in the house because they could not get any cash.
“They later pounced on AbdulGaniyu, they took him to a part of the compound and asked him to start digging the ground for hidden money.
“When the search for cash was fruitless, they beat AbdulGaniyu to a pulp and injured him.”
The owner of the house, who is resident in Abuja, was not at Nagazi in Okehi for the weekend.