Offa robbery: Vigilance man died rescuing victims - Colleague

Date: 2018-04-10

A member of the Association of Unity Vigilante, Offa Unity Headquarters, Kwara State, Mohammed Ajibade, on Monday said his colleague, Ismaila Jimoh, was killed by the gunmen that robbed banks in Offa while he was rescuing victims.

He explained that he and Jimoh were in their offices when they heard that some robbers were operating in the area.

He stated that Jimoh immediately raced to one of the banks to rescue people, adding that one of the robbers shot him dead.

He spoke when members of the Kwara Youth Networking League paid a condolence visit to some families affected by the attack.

Robbers said to be numbering about 30 had attacked and robbed five banks in Offa, killing scores last Thursday.

Ajibade lamented that his late colleague left two wives, four children and aged parents.

A resident told PUNCH Metro that two dead victims of the robbery were buried on Thursday while 10 others were given a mass burial on Friday.

The Chairman, Kwara Youth Networking League, Mr. Yusuf Abdulkadir, said it was imperative to improve security of lives and property in the country.

He said, "I want to call on federal, state and local governments to step up the security network of the country so that youths who suffer most in this kind of attack can be protected. Statistics of the incident revealed that those who lost their lives were mostly youths."

The Ojomu of Offa, High Chief Joseph Akinnola, lamented the incident and prayed that God would prevent a recurrence.

Meanwhile, an indigene of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, a former General Secretary of National Democratic Coalition, Mr. Ayo Opadokun; a former Secretary, Offa Local Government, Mr. Muftau Adeyemo; and the National Coordinator, Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, have called for improvement of security in Offa.

Opadokun and Adeyemo confirmed that an official of a microfinance bank, Alaunde Jimoh was killed by the robbers.

They, however, clarified that he worked with Stock-Up MFB and not Ibolo MFB, adding that Ibolo MFB was not attacked during the robbery.

Abdulrasaq sympathised with the Olofa, Offa community and families of the victims.

Abdullahi said the robbery attack in Offa had brought to the fore the need to re-enact the law which would make robbery punishable by firing squad.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saka Asiat Ayinke     Egbewole     Omotoso Musa     Hassan Taiye Salam     UNILORIN Alumni     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     High Court     Erin-ile     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Demola Banu     MATTA Girls Foundation     Bursary     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Moji Makanjuola     Yemi Sanni     Kwara Restoration Project     Lucky Omoluwa     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Kwabes     Oke-opin     Osuwa     Kehinde Boyede     Kwara State Pension Board     Abraham Ojo     Igbomina     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Gbenga Awoyale     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Henry Olaosebikan     Idofin     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Apado     Tayo Awodiji     Ilorin South Constituency     Esinrogunjo     Share     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Ayinde Oki     Moshood Mustapha     LABTOP     Oba Abdulraheem     Ronke Adeyemi     Face Masks     Hajj     Oko-Erin     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Yoruba     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Gambari     Adesoye     Kwara 2015     Amuda Aluko     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Pius Abioje     Bello Bature     Jani Ibrahim     Azeez Bello     Baba Issa Awoye     Adesina Simon Sodiya     National Pilot     Musibau Akanji     Hauwa Nuru     KW-GIS     AIT Ilorin     Aliyu Muhammed     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Kwara Liberation Group     Elewu     Babajide Ajayi     Kwara Politics     Adeniyi Ojo     Amosa     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Allocation    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Jare Olatundun     Yusuf A. Usman     Isiaka Yusuf     Oba Abdulraheem     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Musibau Akanji     Olomu     Zaratu Umar     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Maigida Soludero Transit     Magaji Erubu     Tunji Arosanyin     Agbarere     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Idofin     Alfa Belgore     Zainab Abass     Isiaka Oniwa     Oye Tinuoye     Towoju     Sulu Gambari     Seni Saraki     AbdulGafar Tosho     United Nigeria Congress Party     Ibrahim Abiodun     Funmilayo Oniwa     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Pilgrims Board     National Information Technology Development Agency     Tunde Akanbi     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Ibrahim Oniye     Riskat Opakunle     Toyin Abdullahi     Olaitan Buraimoh     MATTA Girls Foundation     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Abdulazeez Uthman     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Abatemi-Usman     Ado Ibrahim     IDPU     Ileloke     Afonja     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Aro Yahaya     Smart School     Royal FM     Lucky Omoluwa     Allocation     Sam Okaula     Okin Malt     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Ope Saraki     Saidu Isa     Salihu Ajia     Amosa     Aisha Buhari     Aremu Bose Deborah     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Bolakale Saka     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Minimum Wage     Aminat Omodara     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Kwarareports.com     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Col. Taiwo     Doyin Awoyale     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Nigeria Computer Society