A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, identified as Adegoke Adeyemi, has allegedly committed suicide following his failure to gain promotion to the next class in his school. Police sources said the student,…
Offa Robbery gang leader Adikwu dies in custody (Vanguard)
The prime suspect and gang leader in the Offa bank robbery, Michael Adikwu, is dead. Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Kamaldeen Ajibade, SAN disclosed this at a Kwara State High Court on Wednesday, when five of…
Offa robberies: Police fail to arraign suspects six months after (Punch)
Six months after the Offa bank robberies, the police have failed to arraign the 27 suspects arrested in connection with the incident in which 33 persons, including nine policemen, were shot dead. The police had paraded about 15 suspects in…
Nigeria and the road to Babylon – Reuben Abati
Nigeria is on the road to Babylon: a place of confusion. Three years ago, the people were convinced that they had found a messiah who will lead them to the Promised Land, and meet all their expectations. Today, everyone is…
Offa attack: Community plans to construct N400m barracks (DailyTrust)
Following the recent armed robbery attack in Offa, Kwara state where many lives were lost, properties destroyed and undisclosed amount carted away, the people of the ancient town is planning to construct a N400 million police barrack. The Olofa of…
How Offa Robbery was carried out (ThisDay)
Fresh facts emerged in Ilorin at the weekend on how the armed robbers who raided five banks in Offa, Kwara State, succeeded in their operations without any resistance from the security agencies in the town. During the attack, 17 persons including nine…
