Micheal Adikwu, the prime suspect and gang leader in the Offa bank
robbery where atleast 32 people were killed on April 5, 2018 is dead.
Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kamaldeen
Ajibade, SAN disclosed this at a Kwara State High Court today, when five
of the six principal suspects were brought to court. The five suspects
arraigned were Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham,
Salaudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran. However, Michael Adikwu, a
dismissed police constable who was said to have confessed to being the
mastermind of the bloody operation was not in court during the
arraignment. When the case came up, Ajibade, who said that his office
received the case file of the robbery operation on Monday evening
explained that the head of Police investigation team, Abba Kyari
informed him that one of the suspects, Michael Adikwu was dead. Ajibade
said the police was yet to give details of Adikwu’s death and that the
five suspects brought to court could not be charged until an amendment
was made on the charge sheet. According to him, we have the names of
six suspects on our charge sheet, but they brought five suspects, we
cannot go on with the case until we amend the charges because we can not
prosecute a dead person. The Attorney General also said that the case
could not go on because the suspects had no legal representation. He,
however, urged the court to adjourn the case so that the charges could
be amended and the suspects could get legal team to represent them. It
would be recalled that two lawyers who were representing the suspects
announced their withdrawal from the case last week. Justice Halima
Salman adjourned the matter till November 30, 2018 and ordered that the
suspects get a legal team.The post Offa robbery gang leader Micheal Adikwu dies in custody.Offa robbery gang leader Micheal Adikwu dies in custody
Micheal Adikwu, the prime suspect and gang leader in the Offa bank
robbery where atleast 32 people were killed on April 5, 2018 is dead.
Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kamaldeen
Ajibade, SAN disclosed this at a Kwara State High Court today, when five
of the six principal suspects were brought to court. The five suspects
arraigned were Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham,
Salaudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran. However, Michael Adikwu, a
dismissed police constable who was said to have confessed to being the
mastermind of the bloody operation was not in court during the
arraignment. When the case came up, Ajibade, who said that his office
received the case file of the robbery operation on Monday evening
explained that the head of Police investigation team, Abba Kyari
informed him that one of the suspects, Michael Adikwu was dead. Ajibade
said the police was yet to give details of Adikwu’s death and that the
five suspects brought to court could not be charged until an amendment
was made on the charge sheet. According to him, we have the names of
six suspects on our charge sheet, but they brought five suspects, we
cannot go on with the case until we amend the charges because we can not
prosecute a dead person. The Attorney General also said that the case
could not go on because the suspects had no legal representation. He,
however, urged the court to adjourn the case so that the charges could
be amended and the suspects could get legal team to represent them. It
would be recalled that two lawyers who were representing the suspects
announced their withdrawal from the case last week. Justice Halima
Salman adjourned the matter till November 30, 2018 and ordered that the
suspects get a legal team.The post Offa robbery gang leader Micheal Adikwu dies in custody.
