Tunde OyekolaOne of the five persons standing trial for last year’s bank robberies in Offa, Kwara State, Ayoade Akinnibosun, on Friday told an Ilorin High Court that the police deliberately killed Michael Adikwu, a principal suspect and the mastermind behind the robberies, which claimed many lives. Akinnibosun and two other accused, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham, alleged that they made their statements under duress. The prosecution witness, Inspector Hitila Hassan, on Thursday told the court that the suspects voluntarily made their statements under his supervision. “He (Abba Kyari) promised that they would reward me handsomely and set me free if I could indict Saraki. The trio also claimed Inspector Vincent shot dead five Fulani men when they were kept at the IRT ‘theatre room’.

Source: Punch March 15, 2019 23:37 UTC