#offa robbery

Killed armoury officer was ill during Offa robbery, says witness

The Sixth Principal Witness (PW6) in the April 5, 2018 robbery case in Offa, Kwara State, Suleiman Mahmoud, said yesterday that the Armoury Officer of Offa Police Division on the sad day, Insp. Kayode Oke, was on medication during the attack that led to the death of nine police officers at the station.

Giving evidence before Justice Haleema Saleeman of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, Mahmoud,…

How 17 policemen, civilians were killed in Offa bank robbery, by former DPO

Former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, CSP Adamu Danjuma, yesterday gave a graphic detail of how 17 people – nine policemen and eight civilians – were killed in cold blood on April 5, 2018, during the Offa bank armed robbery operation.

Danjuma while testifying at the resumed hearing of the trial of five accused persons charged for the robbery also…

Offa Robbery Suspect Confesses He Was Asked to Implicate Saraki

The trial of the five suspects involved in the Offa bank robbery in April 2018 continued on Friday at the State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

During their arraignment before Justice Halimah Salman, the suspects told the court how their confessional statements were obtained by the police.

The first suspect, Ayoade Akinnibosun, in his testimony, told the trial judge that he…

Offa Robbery Case Will Be Reactivated – Governor-elect Abdulrazaq

Offa Robbery Case Will Be Reactivated – Governor-elect Abdulrazaq

Offa Robbery Case Will Be Reactivated – Governor-elect Abdulrazaq

Governor-elect of Kwara, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has promised to interface with the police to ensure that those implicated in Offa robbery were promptly prosecuted.

He said that he would ensure that the judicial process was logically concluded and…

Nigeria Police: There is enough evidence to nail down Saraki

The Nigeria Police Force is insisting that it has five suspects to give evidence in the case against e Bukola Saraki, the Senate president, over the Ofa bank robbery

The Nigeria Police Force has claimed that they have enough evidence to prosecute Bukola Saraki, the Senate president, for the Ofa bank robbery.

According to a statement signed Jimoh Moshood, an acting deputy commissioner of Police…