Rashidi Yekini’s mansion burgled

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that a bandit broke into the palatial mansion of the late goal-king, Rashidi Yekini on Wednesday evening and carted away many valuables before he was nabbed by residents of the area.

The marauder, Julius Johnson, 29 was nabbed at around 6pm with neatly folded rugs, mattresses and other goods that he attempted to carry out of the compound of the house located along Oni and Sons Hospital area, off Ring Road, Ibadan.

The residents that foiled the robbery said they noticed and had been watching his movements around the house since the early hours of that day.

One of the residents, who notified the counsel to the late Super Eagles striker, Jubril Mohammed, of the incident, said the robber had carted away some goods earlier that day before he met his Waterloo on his second trip.

It was the legal practitioner, Mohammed, who is also in charge of the estate of the deceased that handed the robber over to police officers from the Oluyole Police Station.

Mohammed said apart from the goods recovered from the burglar many valuables were also discovered to be missing after an inventory of the goods in the house was taken.

The palatial Ibadan mansion where the soccer legend lived before his untimely death on May 4 2012 is in a state of desolation, having been taken over by weeds. This has caused serious apprehension for residents of nearby houses.

Yekini’s lawyer however said he’s on the verge of obtaining the documents that will enable him to take appropriate action on the estate.