By Ekamma UBA, Senior Staff Investigator, Lagos.
PHOTOGRAPHS of some declared wanted members of the deadly gang of armed robbers who wrecked havoc in offa, Kwara State; killing over 30 hapless persons including 9 Policemen during a raid of about five commercial banks in the community have been unmasked. This is even as the Kwara State Government has pledge a whopping N5m reward for any useful information that would to the arrest of the killer thieves. A statement by the Force public relations officer, ACP Moshood Jimoh obtained by CrimeWorld indicated that the Police had made remarkable improvement in its avowal to unearth perpetrators of the heinous crime which many had described as a terrorist attack adding that all security agencies in the country including Interpol had been placed on red alert for the purposes. According to the statement, “The Nigeria Police is making significant progress in the investigation into the Offa banks robbery in Kwara State that occurred on April 5, 2018. So far, more than 20 principal suspects have been arrested and their details are released to the public. To this end, the photographs of these wanted suspects are now released to the public for assistance from the public spirited individuals and the general public for information to arrest them. They are also being placed on Interpol watch list and red alert. Other sister security and safety agencies are equally implored to arrest and hand them over to the nearest Police station or formation across the country or avail the Police with any information they may have or come across about these suspects. Members of the general public who have any information on these wanted suspects should please contact the Police through the following numbers: 08062080913, 08126285268,08032365122, 07056792065, 08088450252.
ACP Moshood added, ‘Protection of the informant will be guaranteed by the Police and handsome reward in addition to the pledge of N5m by the Kwara State government awaits anyone whose information leads to the arrest of these wanted suspects.”