Offa Robbery Massacre: Court fixes date to commence Bukola Saraki, Abdulfatai Ahmed’s trial as victims’ families seek justice

Offa Robbery Massacre: Court fixes date to commence Bukola Saraki, Abdulfatai Ahmed’s trial as victims’ families seek justice

 


By: Adeosun Ewatomi 


An High Court in Erin Ile Judicial Division, of Kwara State, presided over by Hon. Justice T.O Osuolale-Ajayi, has adjourned hearing of the case filed by the families of April 5, 2018, Offa robbery victims to January 13th, 2025.

The victims families have filed a lawsuit asking the court to try former governors of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatah Ahmed whom the arrested and convicted suspects confessed to have sponsored them with firearms, money and operational vehicles during investigations.

The motion was filed on 19 November 2024 by the counsel of Mr Abraham Olufemi Makinde, Mr Lateef Taiye Raheem, Mr Adeshina Pelemo Adesanmi and Ms Monsurat Aramide Adebayo who are the claimants.

The defendants of the case are the Governor of Kwara State, the Attorney General of Kwara State, former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed.

The court, upon the motion and after listening to the submissions of the learned counsel to the claimants/applicants in respect of the application and after considering the 13 paragraph affidavit and the written address orders, “THAT the originating processes and all other court processes in this suit be served on 3rd and 4th Defendants/Respondents by substituted means that is pasting same at their addresses which are No. 1 Abdulkadir Street, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State and No. 19B Abdulrazaq Road, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State respectively or by delivering or by delivering same to any adult person dwelling in aforesaid addresses.

“THAT the originating processes and other court processes in this suit be served on 3rd and 4th Defendants/Respondents by publishing same in National newspapers, including the Vanguard and THISDAY newspapers. THAT the service shall be deemed as proper service in the circumstances”.

Thereafter, the presiding judge, Hon. Justice T.O Osuolale-Ajayi, adjourned the hearing of the case to January 13, 2025, by which the respondents, Dr Saraki and Former Governor Ahmed, would have been served the court processes.

Justice Haleem Salman of Kwara State High Court had in August this year, sentenced five arrested suspects in the robbery, where no fewer than 33 lives were lost to death.




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