Another protest against the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, was staged on Tuesday in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State over the robbery in the town that led to the killing of no fewer than 33 persons, including nine policemen.
The protesters are insisting on a thorough investigation of the incident, especially the culpability or otherwise of Saraki as alleged by five of the principal suspects.
The protesters marched from the Iyeru-Okin African LGEA Primary School, Offa through Ibrahim Taiwo Road to Idi-Ogun.
They turned back from Yidi Praying Ground to Owode Market and then marched to the Palace of the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, who was on lesser Hajj.
Some of the placards they carried read: Injustice is dead, justice must prevail; RIP to the victims, Saraki is questionable; and We cannot trade on injustice.
The spokesperson of the Association of Concerned Offa Indigenes Home and Abroad, Muyideen Babalola, read a speech, titled: “The wind has blown, the back of the fowl has been exposed.”
Babalola said Saraki’s invitation by the police was an answer to their prayers.
He said: “The obnoxious act of April 5, 2018, when armed robbers came to Offa, killing over 50 of our dear sons and daughters and some police officers, has taken a toll on us.
“In whatever we do, our past has a way of catching up with us like a shadow. God has answered our prayers in Offa. Our cries have been heard.”
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