Two
more suspects have been arrested in the deadly armed robbery attack in Offa,
Kwara State, last month.
The
development comes three weeks after the police circulated pictures of four
suspects who were captured by closed-circuit camera of the banks that they
attacked. At least five banks were raided during the April 5 incident.
Seventeen people, including nine police officers, were confirmed killed by the
police.
The
suspects taken into custody are: Kunle Ogunleye (a.k.a.: Arrow), a native of
Kwara State, and Micheal Adikwu, a native of Apa Local Government Area, Benue
State.
One
of the suspect, Adikwu was reportedly dismissed as a police corporal following
his arrest in 2012 on alleged criminal offences. He was charged to court in
Kwara State for compromising police operations and releasing armed robbery
suspects. He reportedly escaped from prison in 2015 and joined armed robbery
gangs.
It
was not immediately clear whether he was found guilty and convicted by the
court or whether he escaped from prison while still in remand as his trial was
underway. He was arrested by the police intelligence response team (IRT) led by
CSP. Abba Kyari in Kwara State two weeks ago, about
a week after the police declared him wanted and circulated his picture to the
public.
“All
suspects arrested among others have confessed” their roles in the Offa carnage.
They are assisting the IRT teams in arresting more of the bank robbers as the
police continue the investigation” PRNigeria said.
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