Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has denied any involvement in the 2018 Offa bank robbery, describing fresh criminal charges filed against him by the Kwara State Government as politically motivated. Mr Saraki stated that he had no direct or indirect link to the robbery, and that previous investigations by federal authorities found no evidence against him. The Kwara State Government filed a 20-count charge against him, former governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, and two others over the April 2018 incident, which left dozens dead. The defendants are expected to be arraigned before Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on 4 June.
The charges follow the Court of Appeal's affirmation of earlier convictions connected to the robbery, including Ayo Akinnibosun, who allegedly confessed during trial to being a hitman within a political network. Prosecutors rely on confessional statements attributed to Mr Akinnibosun, who allegedly claimed he led a group of armed operatives connected to political figures and received financial and logistical support. Mr Saraki has consistently denied the allegations, describing them as an attempt to tarnish his reputation. He cited earlier investigations by the police and legal advice from the Federal Ministry of Justice, which cleared him of any wrongdoing.
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