Three members of the gang that hit six banks in Offa, Kwara State on April 5, 2018 were with the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, when he paid a condolence visit to the town after the robbery, the police said on Wednesday.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police Jimoh Moshood, revealed this in a statement giving further insights into investigations so far.
Moshood also said one of them was spotted at the wedding of the daughter of Saraki.
He said: “It was also discovered during further investigations that three (3) gang leaders who participated actively in the Offa Bank Robbery (i) Ayoade Akinnibosun aka AY (ii) Ibukunle Ogunleye aka Arrow and (iii) Adeola Abraham followed the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki to Oloffa’s Palace when the Senate President paid a condolence visit to Offa after the Bank Robbery.
“New revelations from further investigation into the matter show that all the five (5) gang leaders namely; Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibukunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salawudeen Azeez, Niyi Ogundiran have direct connection to the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki as new pictures of one of the five (5) gang leaders when paraded by the Police early in the week was in ‘Aso Ebi’ (trouser) used during the Senate President daughter’s wedding. The Five (5) gang leaders further admitted that they attended the Senate President daughter’s wedding held recently.”
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