 With the disengagement of the parent corporation from financing the team in 1990, the club adjusted its name to "Kwara Bombers" football club of Ilorin.It suffered financial stress, which culminated in her relegation to division three in 1996.The new state government led by Colonel Peter Asum Ogar led the purchase in March 1997 of the Exide Club of Ibadan, moved them to Ilorin and took their slot in the Second Division.