Court Remands Three Men for Allegedly Killing Man in Kwara State
According to a news report from Leadership, Justice Haleema Salman has reserved judgment in the six-year trial of six accused in the April 5, 2018, bank robbery in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The judgment is scheduled for August 2, 2024.
The judge adopted the final written addresses yesterday, which contained arguments from the two lead counsel, Rotimi Jacob (SAN) for the state and Mathew Emeribe for the defence.
The prosecution and defence teams presented their addresses one after the other on points of law. However, the presiding judge noted that the August 2, 2024, date for judgment is tentative.
Leadership recalls that the six accused persons, including a deceased policeman, Michael Adikwu, Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye, and Adeola Abraham, were arrested in connection with the incident. Ayoade Akinnibosun and four others are currently standing trial, which began on November 11, 2018.
LEADERSHIP recalls that on April 5, 2018, some suspected armed robbers attacked five commercial banks in the Offa town in the Offa local government area of Kwara State, killing over 30 persons in the process, including nine policemen.
The accused, 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.
Adikwu died in police custody, while the remaining five pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Pakata Development Association Theophilus Oyebiyi New Model Police Station Abdulrahman Abdulrasak Ishaq Salman Abdul Jimoh Mohammed Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Haruna Olawale Sulaiman Yusuf Abdulraheem Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Ejidongari Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye Kwara Consultative Forum Kwara TV Ahmed Idris Mohammed JUSUN Sheikh Ariyibi Rafiu Ibrahim Balogin Alanamu Sheikh Ridhwanullah Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman Bolakale Saka Abdulmajeed Wahab Bamikole Omishore Esinniobiwa Quareeb International Aviation College Yakubu Danladi Baboko Primary School Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Jaiz Bank Arinola Lawal Toyin Abdullahi Radio SBS Omu Aran JAAC Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi Adesoye Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Royal FM Shettima Of Ilorin A.O. Belgore Ibikunle Ogunleye Ike Ekweremadu Ghali Muhammed 07039448763 Adanla-Irese Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Yakubu Shaaba Binta Abubakar-Mora Alapansapa IHS Issa Memunat Moyosore Oluranti Idowu IYA ALFA NLA Tunji Folami Igbaja Akanji Balikis Jawondo Alao Ayotunde Emir Of Shonga Olatunji Abdulmumeen Ajayi Okasanmi Odo-Owa Olohungbebe Suleiman Alege Kuranga Unilorin Abubakar B.M Harafat E. Mukadam IHS Towers Ayeyemi Sulaiman Special Adviser On Digital Innovation CLAY POT Folaranmi Aro General Hospital, Ilorin Opobiyi Bamidele Aluko

