Offa bank robbery chief suspect dead

The chief suspect to the Offa bank robbery Michael Adikwu is dead, according to Kamaldeen Ajibade, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kwara state.

Ajibade made the revelation when five out of the six suspects were arraigned before a high court Wednesday in Ilorin with the gang leader and self-confessed mastermind, Adikwu missing. 

The five suspects arraigned were Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salaudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran.

Adikwu, a former Police constable, led the group of armed robbers in April this year on a five-bank robbery operation that led to the deaths of not less than 30 people including police operatives.

The lead prosecuting counsel, Ajibade, told the court that he was informed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, that the prime suspect to the robbery, Adikwu, is dead.

Ajibade requested for adjournment of the case for proper amendment to the charge sheet since the prime suspect is said to be dead. He also stated that the case could not go on because the suspects had no legal representation. The trial judge, Halima Salman, adjourned the case to Friday, November 30th.