Police nab Offa robbery key suspects

The Police at Force headquarters on Monday disclosed that more key members of the deadly group of armed robbers who attacked several banks in Offa, Kwara State, killing nine police officers in the process and other customers, have been arrested.

The Police declared: “Sequel to the publication of the pictures of the Offa bank robbers in the media, we have been getting several credible leads from good citizens of our country,” the Police had said.

“As a result, IRT teams deployed by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to Kwara, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ekiti States were able to arrest two more gang-leaders of the deadly bank robbery whose’ pictures were circulated by the media.

“The confessed gang-leaders arrested include Kunle Ogunleye, aka Arrow, 35 years, native of Kwara State, was arrested in Oro town in Kwara State.

“Michael Adikwu, a native of Apa LGA, Benue State, and a dismissed police CPL, who was arrested by the police in 2012 and charged to court in Kwara State for compromising by releasing some wanted armed robbers.

“He had spent three years in prison and subsequently found his way out in 2015 and became a notorious armed robber.

“He was arrested again by IRT operatives in Kwara State two weeks ago.

“All suspects arrested among others have confessed to the Offa bank armed robberies and murders.

“They are assisting the IRT teams in arresting more of the bank robbers as the police continue the investigation.”