The Nigeria Police Force has again invited the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki to report to the Head of investigation team, Inspector-General of Police Response Team on July 24 at 8 a.m. in Guzape, Abuja concerning Offa Robbery.
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The robbers hit five banks in the ancient town, killing 33 persons, including nine policemen
“As we mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, let’s remember and pray for our brothers and sisters who were unfortunate victims of the Offa robbery. Let’s remember their families, friends and associates in our prayers and generosities,” the governor said.
The governor made the call in Ilorin when he received members of the state’s Artisan Congress, led by its President, Alhaji Saadu Alawaye, at the Government House to protest against alleged the politicisation of the Offa robbery attack
The CNN had reported that Saraki was linked to suspects involved in the bank robbery in which no fewer than 33 persons, including nine policemen, were killed
The convener of the group, Olawale Gbadeyan, said this while speaking with newsmen at the inauguration of the group on Friday in Ilorin.
Saraki disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Thursday
The Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police Jimoh Moshood, revealed this in a statement giving further insights into investigations so far
It vowed that anyone found culpable, including the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, to justice.
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 meeting was held in the Offie of the Vice President on Monday in the wake of the summon extended to the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola salami, over the April 5, 2018 robbery incident in Offa area of Kwara State, in which over 33 persons, including nine policemen, were killed
Saraki had on Monday in response to a statement by the police inviting him in connection with the robbery and killing of 33 persons, directed his Aide-De-Camp to get the letter of invitation from the Force Headquarters
The Police had alleged that five of the suspects linked Saraki and the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed to the robbery in which nine policemen and over 27 others were killed
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, in response to a Nigeria Police statement accusing him of sponsoring political thugs allegedly linked to the Offa armed robbery incident, Ahmed described the allegations as false and rejected his alleged indictment.
The four suspects were declared wanted after the bank robberies of April 5
The robbers, who hit five banks during the operation, killed no fewer than 17 persons, including nine policemen
According to the report, the owner of Xontec Hotel on Igosun Road, Offa, where the suspects stayed before hitting the banks, Kadir Surajudeen, had reported to the police that there were suspicious people lodging there before the operation
The Media Aide to the governor, Sola Fasure, in a statement on Saturday in Osogbo, said Aregbesola made the remarks during a condolence visit to Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Oloyede in Offa, Kwara.
The suspects are: Adegoke Shogo, 29; Kayode Opadokun, 35; kazeem Abdulrasheed, 36; Azeez Abdullahi, 27; Alexander Reuben, 39; Jimoh Isa; 28 and Azeez Salaudeen, 20.
Aremu, General-Secretary, National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, gave the caution while fielding questions from journalists in Lagos.