Bukola Saraki, Kwara Governor Gave Us Firearms, Money, Vehicles -Robbery Suspect
During investigation, the police stated that the five gang leaders allegedly admitted and confessed that they "have been sponsored with firearms, money and operational vehicles" by Saraki and Ahmed.
The suspects, who were arrested in the wake of the robbery incident, had made confessional statemenms alleging that they were political thugs if the Senate president. Parading the five suspects and eight others yesterday in Abuja, Force Public Relations officer (FORO), ACP Jimoh Moshood, said the suspects operated under the name of youth Liberation Movement (a.k.a Good boys).
To buttress their case against the Kwara state Governor, the police noted the separate apprehension of Messrs Alabi Olalekan and Yusuf Abdulwahab,personal Assistant (political), Chief of staff to the Governor, respectively.
Consequently, Saraki has been invited to report at the Force Intelligence Response Team's Office in Abuja, "To answer to the allegations levelled against him from the confessions of the five gang leaders".
The police gave the names of the suspected political thugs, who were said to be the gang leaders as follows: Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibukunle Ogunleye,Adeola Abraham, Salaudeen Azeez, and Niyi Ogundiran.
The quintet among eight other suspects paraded at the Force Headquarters, yesterday, over the robbery incident which claimed 33 lives, including pregnant women and nine policemen. According to Moshood, "The five gang leaders confessed and volunteered statements to the police investigators,giving a clear account of how they planned and carried out the banks robbery operationin Offa, the attack on the police Division in Offa and how they killed the 33 innocent persons during the robbery.
"The five gang leaders further confessed during investigation that they are political thugs under the name youth Liberation Movement, a.k.a " Good boys".
They admitted and confessed to have been sponsored with firearms, money and operational vehicles by the Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Governor of Kwara state, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmad.
He further alleged that Lexus sports Utility vehicle (SUV) with a sticker bearing "Saraki" was used for the robbery incident "In the course of discreet investigation into the confessions of these five gang leaders and the other 17 principal suspects, a Lexus jeep Gx-300(Ash Colour) with a sticker plate number with inscription" Saraki " "Kwara, state of Harmony" used by the gang leader (Ayoade Akinnibosun 'M' 37Yrs) during the bankrobbery and the killing of 33 innocent persons was taken to Government House, Ilorin on 16th May, 2018 where the sticker plate number with inscription "Saraki" "Kwara, state of Harmony" was removed before another plate number (Reg. No. Kwara, KMA 143 RM) registered in the name of Ayoade Akinnibosun, the overall commander of the Offa bank robbery was then attached to the vehicle to cover up the identity of the said vehicle.
"The exhibit vehicle was subsequently recovered from the premises of the ministry of Environmental and Forestry in Ilorin, Kwara state. While the sticker plate number with inscription " Saraki " "Kwara, state of Harmony" removed from the vehicle was recovered from one Areola Omiyale who drove the said Lexus jeep to Government House, Ilorin immediately after the bank robbery ", the police said two guns were recovered from one of Governor Ahmed's aides in custody.
"The PA (Political) is currently in police custody and has made useful statement assisting the police in further investigation into the case. A revolver pistol and pump action gun were recovered by the police investigation Team from the personal Assistant (political) to the Governor of Kwara state, Mr Alabi Olalekan's farm where he directed his brother to hide them after his arrest by the police.
NewTelegraph
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