By Mohammed Awal/ ILORIN//Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State is leaving no stone unturned to stop insecurity by further probing the Offa Robbery which killed scores of residents. The State Government has filed a 20-count charge against former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed over their alleged arming of suspects convicted in the April 2018 Offa bank robbery.
The charge, No. KWS/114C/26, was filed after the Court of Appeal upheld the convictions of suspects, including Ayo Akinnibosun, who had allegedly confessed during trial to being a “hitman” of Saraki’s political dynasty.
Saraki and others are to face charges, including culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy, among others. They will be arraigned before Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on June 4.
Saraki, however, has accused the state government of plotting to ruin him politically by linking him to the robbery.
Recall that vehicles and some exhibits allegedly traceable to the crime scenes were recovered from the Kwara State Government House and a state ministry in 2018, and they were used as exhibits leading to the conviction of the suspects.
Although Saraki has denied knowing Akinnibosun, the two were seen together in photographs taken during the wedding of Saraki’s child.
The former Senate President however reacted to the new allegation, describing it as no issue.
Saraki said the Kwara State Government is trying to bring back the Offa robbery case against him, but they don’t have a single piece of new evidence. It’s just a distraction to make people look away from the real security issues in his State.
“This is a mere act of a desperate politician who is losing control in his party and knows that his days in governance are numbered. It is the reason why Nigerians should always take into consideration the level of education of those we elect into office. For a man who never completed secondary school education, it is difficult for him to appreciate the issues involved in any matter. His level of education is definitely affecting his judgment.” The former Kwara State Governor said.
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