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BREAKING: Oyo State Gov. demolishes Yinka Ayefele’s Music House

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5 years ago

August 19, 2018

The Oyo State Government early on Sunday morning stormed the Music House from which the Fresh FM belonging to artiste , Yinka Ayefele , operated .

Government bulldozers arrived the Challenge area of Ibadan where the building was located and pulled it down .

Yinka Ayefele’s N800m Music House demolished by the Oyo State Government on Sunday morning. Inset: The building before the demolition. Photo: Olufemi Atoyebi

The government carried out the demolition despite a court injunction secured by Ayefele restraining the government from carrying out the exercise.

The government said that the building contravened physical planning rules , while Ayefele claimed that all the necessary papers were obtained for the construction of the building .

Ayefele ’ s Music House before demolition . Web image

Hundreds of sympathisers were seen at the scene of the demolition , with many of them crying and pleading for the station to be spared .

Recounting the Sunday morning incident , Ayefele said, “We only got wind of the operation sound of the bulldozer . On stepping out to verify what was actually happening , the bulldozer had hit the gate .

“At that point , it dawned on us that they were from the state government.

“At that point , we were confused and we ’ re just shouting to alert other staff on duty . ”