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 policemen were killed, while about 10 persons sustained injuries and are now recuperating at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital and Ilorin General Hospital.
About 20 people have so far been arrested by the police in connection with the attack.
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has transferred the state police commissioner, Mr. Lawan Ado, to the Police College, Kaduna while a new police commissioner, Mr. Pai Saleh, has assumed duty at the weekend in Ilorin. Read more
