Picture of a banking corridor affected by the Offa theft incident in Kwara State. Channels television
Elders in Kwara state have requested the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to hold out full investigation into the bank theft in Offa which left over 30 folks useless.
The elders spoke beneath the auspices of Kwara Elders’ Unity Forum.
They additionally urged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who hails from the State, to assist the police of their investigation.
As acknowledged by them, the revelations and political colorations being given to the confessions of the arrested suspects confirmed that “the lives of Kwarans are in danger and must be protected”.
“The robbery in Offa would not have drawn the attention of the public but for the killing of 33 people including nine police officers, pregnant women and the mention of the Senate President Bukola Saraki,” they mentioned in a assertion.
The elders argued that the switch of the case to Abuja was a “normal police procedure” saying, “we hope that this Offa theft is not going to overshadow that of the cultists as a result of Kwara persons are nonetheless ready for the result of the investigations.
“The revelation of Offa Bank theft and the point out of the chief and authorities functionaries arming the suspects provides room for extra suspicions. As on the time of the case of the cultists killing, the bank theft had taken place.
“The response of the SP Bukola Saraki might not assist him and the folks of Kwara State over whom he's the chief of his personal camp.
“Some pertinent questions bordering the minds of Kwarans is that these boys have confessed to being political thugs of SP Bukola Saraki and must we institutionalize thuggery in Kwara politics.”