Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara State High court, Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced five suspects, who had been standing trial over the Offa bank bloody armed robbery case to death by hanging.

The robbery took place on April 5, 2018, in Offa, Offa Local Government Council Area of the state, where about 32 persons, including nine policemen, were killed.

The court held that the convicts robbed and killed innocent citizens including nine police officers in Offa during the bloody robbery attack.

However, the judgement was meant to be delivered on August 2, 2024 but was put forward because of the August nationwide protest.

The six suspects: a policeman, Michael Adikwu (now deceased), Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham, were arrested in connection with the bloody bank robbery incident on April 5, 2018 in Offa, Kwara State.

Michael Adikwu, the leader of the robbery attack, reportedly died in police custody while the remaining five pleaded not guilty in court.

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