Investigation into Offa bank robbery has been politicsed - Olofa of Offa declares
- The Olofa of Offa in Kwara state, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, says the linking of Senate president, Bukola Saraki, and others politicians to the Offa robbery suspects is political persecution
- The monarch advises youths to refrain from the get-rich-quick syndrome
- Police reveals new tactics by armed robbers
The Olofa of Offa in Kwara state, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, has expressed concerns that the investigation into the Offa bank robbery case might be jeopardised due to political reasons.
The monarch in an interview with the Punch published on June 24, said the investigation into the incident was going on smoothly before it was politicised.
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He said the linking of Senate president, Bukola Saraki, and others politicians to the suspects under investigation was political persecution and nothing more than that.
“To some extent, the investigation was going on perfectly but later, it took another dimension that was not clear to all of us because it was politicised and we are praying to the almighty Allah that such should not affect the dispensation of justice or jeopardise justice,” the monarch said.
“Security agents made some arrests and investigation was going on but we later heard that names of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and others were being mentioned and linked to the incident and we do not believe (their involvement in the incident). We believe that is politics. We believe that it is political persecution and nothing more than that.
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"Do you expect somebody like Bukola to ask someone to carry a gun and kill the people he is ruling or steal their wealth? He has been giving us; we do not expect that he would go and rob Offa or ask some people to go and rob us. What will he gain from that?"
The Olofa advised youths to refrain from the get-rich-quick syndrome, noting that there is dignity in labour.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police, on Friday, June 22, arrested five members of a trans-border armed robbery gang operating along Nigeria-Benin Republic Border on motorcycles with AK47 Rifles hidden under the motorcycle seat.
A blue motorcycles with their operational AK47 rifle hidden under the seat, as shown in the video below, was recovered together with the gun and the 2 magazines fully loaded with 60 rounds of live ammunition.
Suspects confessed to multiple car snatching and many armed robberies along the Nigeria/Benin border while disguising as normal motorcycle riders.
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