5 Sentenced To Death Over Offa Bank Robbery

Kwara State high court on Thursday, sentenced five persons involved in the Offa robbery incidents to death.

The five people were found guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.

Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court said the offences are punishable by death.

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The incident, which occurred at five banks in Offa Local Government Area in 2018, left no fewer than 32 people dead, including nine police officers, two of whom were women.

The convicted individuals include Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye, and Adeola Abraham.

The sixth suspect, Michael Adikwu, a retired police officer, died in custody before the trial commenced.

Justice Haleemah Salman handed down the death sentence to the five suspects after a six-year trial that drew widespread attention.

Justice Salman found the accused guilty of robbing and killing innocent citizens.

She sentenced them to death by hanging for their roles in the heinous crime.

Additionally, the court imposed a three-year prison sentence on the convicts for illegal possession of firearms, in line with Nigeria’s penal code.

In her ruling, Justice Salman remarked, “The convicts acted contrary to the law and allowed their connections with those in power at the time to lead them astray.”