Five Convicted and Sentenced to Death by Hanging for 2018 Offa Bank Robbery

Date: 2024-09-26

As reported by Leadership, Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced five suspects to death by hanging for their involvement in the 2018 Offa bank robbery.

The infamous robbery, which took place on April 5, 2018, claimed the lives of 32 individuals, including nine policemen.

The five individuals convicted and sentenced to death by Justice Salman are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye, and Adeola Abraham.

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