Offa robberies: I've sent written defence to police, says Saraki

Date: 2018-06-08

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, said he had forwarded his written defence to the police on the allegation that he had links with armed robbery suspects arrested over the attacks on banks in Offa, Kwara State.

Saraki made the announcement on his social media platforms.

He wrote, "In line with their request, earlier today the police received my response to their letter on the investigation into the Offa robbery case."

It was learnt from a source in the Senate that the Senate President involved his lawyers in the drafting of the defence.

When contacted, Saraki's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, confirmed to our correspondent that the defence had been filed. He, however, declined to speak further on the matter.

The multiple attacks on April 5, 2018, had left 33 persons dead, while the suspects had alleged that they were Saraki's political thugs, an allegation that the Senate President had denied.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Jimoh Moshood, while parading the suspects said the police had given Saraki one week to come forward for questioning.

Saraki had in a statement on Sunday stated that he was ready to honour a formal invitation by the police.

The Senate President, however, alleged that it was a plot to embarrass him. He asked the public to disregard the claim by the police as baseless and another ploy to implicate him by all means.

On Monday, he said he was ready to honour an invitation by the police.

"I have just informed my ADC to get the letter of invitation from @PoliceNG in respect of the allegations raised yesterday - so that I can immediately honour the alleged invitation," Saraki said on social media.

Later on the same day, Saraki said he had received a letter from the police asking him to make his defence in writing by Wednesday and not to appear in person.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Adeola Abraham     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Kanu Agabi     Muslim Cementary     Binta Sulyman     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Oke-Oyi     Kwabes     Muazam Nayaya     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Dan Iya     MINILS     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Deji Ajani     KWSUED     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Saheed Popoola     Toyosi Thomas     2023 Elections     Sayomi     Ogbondoroko     Garba Dogo     Olohungbebe     Ope Saraki     Vasolar Consultoria     Al-Ilory     Salary     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Suleman Abubakar     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     April 11     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Kamaldeen Gambari     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Ike Ekweremadu     BECE     Patience Jonathan     Leke Ogungbe     Chief Imam Of Offa     Bibire Ajape     Adekunle David Dunmade     Bio Ibrahim     Alikinla     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Ahman Pategi University     Baruten     Yusuf A. Usman     Olushola Saraki     Turaki     Ramadan     Ndama Al-hassan     IQRA College     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Sarkin Malamai     Sheikh Alimi     Federal Allocation     Yaman     International Aviation College     Tunji Folami     Abubakar Lah     RTEAN     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     COVID     Umar Adelodun     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Yakubu Shaaba     Amos Bajeh     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     IESA     Bamikole Omishore     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Hassan A. Saliu     Saad Omo\'ya    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     RTEAN     March 28     Wahab Agbaje     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Belgore     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Kwara State Governor     Yahaya Seriki     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Busari Alabi Alausa     Saka Adeyemo     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Apaokagi     Oko-Erin     Moshood Bakare     Aisha Buhari     Sadiq Umar     Olupako Of Share     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Gobirawa     Salman Alada     Funmilayo Oniwa     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Oyedepo     Alabere     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Amos Sayo     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Unicontinental Construction Company     Atiku     Aisha Gobir     Modibo Kawu     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Idi-Ape     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Ayinde Oyepitan     Borgu     Noah Yusuf     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Ibrahim Akaje     Femtech     Gaa Olobi     Kwara North     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Hakeem Idris     Kwara Central     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Kwara Liberation Group     Rex Olawoye     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Mutawalle     Joseph Offorjama     Olayinka Are     Ojo Fadumila     IQRA College     Femi Ogunsola     Paul Odama     Jumoke Gafar     Iyabo Adewuyi     Yaman     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Public Holiday     Mohammed Halidu     TIIDELab     Baboko     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Alfa Belgore     Sabo-Oke