Customers were also said to be locked inside the building, which is self-valued at over N3 billion.

The Oyo State Government has sealed up a property belonging to Adebayo Alao-Akala, a former Governor of Oyo State.

The building was put under lock and key on Thursday by the Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue.

Customers were also said to be locked inside the building, which is self-valued at over N3 billion.

Jeremiah Akande, Head, New Media and Public Affairs of the Alao-Akala Campaign Organisation, has condemned the locking up of the building, describing it as politically motivated.

Alao-Akala had indicated interest in contesting for the governorship of Oyo State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general election.

However, a few hours to the governorship primary, he withdrew from the exercise, and also urged his supporters to "stay away".





Although Alao-Akala had said there were plans to impose another aspirant, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, as the governorship candidate of the party, Bayo Adelabu eventually won the APC ticket.

However, according to Akande, the property was locked up "under the guise of non-compliance with tax payment".

The statement read: "Oyo State Government today, under the guise of non-compliance with tax payment, launched a disguised attack on the person and properties of His Excellency, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala.





"At about 12.30pm this afternoon, staff of the Oyo Board of Internal Revenue stormed one of the Properties of Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala located at No. 32, Oba Adebimpe Road, Dugbe, Ibadan with policemen and members of the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps and sealed up the property after presenting a letter from the Revenue Board giving one Mrs Oludewa the authority to seal the Property.

"The Business Complex popularly called Ile Itesiwaju and houses Business Concerns worth over 3Billion Naira is presently under lock and key and most of the shop owners and customers locked inside the complex.

"The General Public is hereby put on Notice and all Lover and Supporters of His Excellency, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala are urged to remain peaceful, maintain calm and charged not to take laws into their hands as it is glaring, this action is Political motivated as 2019 is around the corner."

http://saharareporters.com/2018/10/04/ajimobi-locks-customers-inside-akalas-n3billion-property

However, according to Akande, the property was locked up "under the guise of non-compliance with tax payment".

Oga , go and pay your tax.

He should demolish the place jor..

Yoruba always fighting Yorubas.

So it's true that this guy is a constituted authority...

This dikwa serious..... I'm sure that's a wholesale venue for bleaching products.

I always knew their romance won't last long....

Imagine this nonsense. He didn’t pay his tax and he’s here talking nonsense. Instead of akala to do the right thing and pay his tax, he’s busy shouting political which hunt. God knows how many millions they are owing in tax self.

Tyranny govt

Call in the bulldozers........ Job dey for dem to do ....

this ajimobi and his interest in people's properties

Politicians self

This man never gets tired of looking for trouble.

Kk

And they couldn't wait for people to leave.

This is obviously politically motivated.

If at all they're defaulting in tax payments, would you now lock up innocent customers inside who have no idea of what's happening

This Ajimobi is something else.

If he is a tax defaulter then let Jim go and pay up

Nigerian politicians would be good enough in acting movies

He should pay his tax

I thought they love themselves? Why these bickering everyone? If it's not pulling down some structures, it's locking some up!

Please show love ! We want love in Nigeria

This is a blatant lie, the said complex is located almost opposite my office and nothing of such happened there.

3billion
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Where is the N3billion building?

Who valued that property to be worth 3 billion naira?

BEFORE ANYONE starts talking the USUAL witchhunt nonsense, the question to be asked is "did the guy pay his taxes" While POOR civil servants are made to pay their taxes by deduction from their salaries, these Billionaires HARDLY pay their taxes and PATHETICALLY the POOR idiots here will be defending these looters. By the way, how did a former AIG/GOV get 3 BILLION naira? And this is JUST one of the many ALL OVER THE WORLD o! How can Nigerians compare Nigeria with developed countries[with ALMOST 100% tax payment compliance ] when MOST nigerians dont pay taxes Does your mechanic pay tax? Your welder? Your maiguard? Your market traders Yet we compain about bad roads Your taxes pay for these basic amenities.... Nuff said!

It's very obvious this is political motivated. Just after few hours ALAO AKALA decamped to ADC to pick OYO NORTH senatorial ticket there and AJIMOBI knows this is calamitous to him and APC, he now looks 4 ways to victimize him.

Silent rebel and terrorist.

The battle just started