Offa Bank Robbery: Court Sentences 5 To Death By Hanging
After six years, An Ilorin High Court, Kwara State, on Thursday, sentenced five persons involved in the Offa robbery incidents to death by hanging.
They were found guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.
Credit: The affairs
Justice Haleemah Salman delivering the judgement held that the offences are punishable by death
The Affairs reports that dastardly bank robbery took place on April 5, 2018 where about 32 persons, including nine policemen were killed.
The incident which involved five commercial banks while an undisclosed sum of money was stolen from the banks.
In July, Justice Salman reserved judgment in the six-year trial of six suspects in the bloody bank robbery.
It is recalled that six suspects: a policeman, Michael Adikwu (deceased), Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham were arrested in connection with the bloody armed robbery incident.
Ayoade Akinnibosun and four others are currently standing trial in the case which began on November 11, 2018.
The five suspects, Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham and two others were charged to court by the Police for criminal conspiracy to rob the banks, murder of nine policemen and other citizens, and illegal possession of firearms.
Michael Adikwu died in police custody while the remaining five pleaded not guilty.