Key suspects of Offa robbery transferred to southwest for firearms recovery

Gang leaders of Offa robbery have been moved back
to southwest from Abuja by the police
- The move, according to the police, will enable them
in the investigations for the recovery of firearms used
in the robbery
- The gang leaders have also reportedly disclosed their
hideouts in five states in the southwest to the police
The Nigeria Police Force has moved the key
suspects of the April 5, 2018, Offa bank robbery
from the police headquarters in Abuja back to
the southwest to enable the recovery of firearms
used in the deadly robbery.
According to a report by The Punch, the gang
leaders have also revealed to the police five
hideouts where this firearms are hidden in
Kwara, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ekiti states.
Adegokblog .com gathers that those moved to the
southwest for the firearms recovery are Ayoade
Akinnibosun, Ibukunle Ogunleye, Adeola
Abraham, Salawudeen Azeez, Niyi Ogundiran,
Kunle Ogunleye, 35, a.k.a Arrow, and Michael
Adikwu.


A source who spoke to the press said the gang
leaders are assisting police by leading them to
places where the firearms are being kept.
The source said: “We announced during the press
briefing in Abuja that we had arrested 22 suspects and we
paraded 15 while seven suspects are helping us in the
investigation and recovery of arms in the Southwest.
“When we are through with the investigation, we would
present all the suspects to the public. Opadokun and others
are alive and helping us with the investigation. Reports of
their death are false information emanating from the social
media.”
Police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, is yet to
comment on this.


Recall that NAIJ.com earlier reported that Senate
president Bukola Saraki was invited by the police
over the deadly robbery that took place at Offa in
Kwara state.
The Senate president was invited to answer to
allegations surrounding his links to the armed
robbers behind the deadly robbery in April.
Jimoh Moshood, the force public relations officer
disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, June 3, while
parading 22 suspects in custody for the robbery

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