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How Offa bank robbery suspects killed 17 policemen, civilians- DPO

Akinwande Soji-Ojo by Akinwande Soji-Ojo
September 7, 2020
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Former Divisional Police Officer, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, CSP Adamu Danjuma, on Monday, narrated how 17 people, including nine policemen were killed in cold blood during the April 5, 2018 Offa bank armed robbery operation.

Danjuma, while testifying at the resumed hearing of the trial of five accused persons charged for the robbery, also said 21 AK47 rifles were stolen from the armoury of the police station during the robbery operation.

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The police officer, who was the first eyewitness to testify before Justice Haleema Saleeman of Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, also narrated how he escaped being killed in the robbery operation.

The five accused persons standing trial for “Conspiracy, Armed robbery, possession of Firearms and Ammunition and Murder” are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salahudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran. They were all present in court on Monday.

Danjuma, who was the fifth prosecution witness (PW5), said the suspected armed robbers destroyed the Police Armoury in Offa station and also used explosives to attack the banks.

He gave the names of the police officers that were gunned down by the suspected robbers as Julius Pelemo (ASP); Yusuf Danjuma (Inspector); Grace Makinde (Inspector) and Oke Kayode (Inspector).

Others are Sergeants Mustapha Kolawole; Bilikisu Babawale; Abimbola Adedokun; Yootum Nakoma and Monday Isa.

He said: “On the said date about 4:45 pm I heard a gunshot from the direction of Captain Cook Eatery Junction in the town; two minutes interval I heard sporadic shootings from that direction heading towards my police station. Immediately, I came out of my office to the charge room (counter). The shootings were approaching the station.

“In response, I also fired gunshots into the air from my pistol. As a result, there was a temporary stoppage of shootings from outside. Suddenly, the shootings started coming in from different directions towards the station. A lady who was manning the pedestrian gate was shot in one of her arms making her abandon the place and ran for her dear life. The shootings continued.

“Thereafter, the robbers released explosive into the security tower of the station. Another explosive was released and it hit the main road and bored deep hole on the road. This melee disorganised the whole station. Then, the ammunition in my pistol had got exhausted. This made me to run for cover at the back of the station’s mosque

“At the back of the mosque, I sighted three of the armed robbers chasing ASP Julius Pelemo to the back of the station’s fence. Then, I heard the shout of the late Julius after a gunshot. I heard one of the robbers calling those that ran after the late ASP to come over to the charge room (counter). One of them entered the Surveillance Office and shot dead a policewoman. Two of them ran to the charge room (counter).

“I now changed my position to the toilet near the back of the fence. At that place, I was able to communicate with the state Commissioner of Police, deputy commissioner, operations and the command’s spokesperson seeking for reinforcement. While this was happening, simultaneously, I was hearing gunshots at the banks’ direction in the town. I was also hearing explosions and accompanying flames around the bank’s area.

“At an interval of between five and 10 minutes, I would hear shootings from the charge room, making it impossible for me to come out of the toilet. After a while, I heard shouts from the town that ‘olee they don go.’ From the toilet, I headed straight for the charge room and then for the armoury to see the level of damage. When I entered the armoury I discovered that they had broken the armoury key. I went to my office and took my office padlock to lock the armoury.”

Danjuma stated that the three civilians killed in his station by the robbers were one suspect and two witnesses.

He continued: “While I was planning to take corpses of the deceased to the mortuary, the Administrative Officer of Mopol came into the station with two police officers shot dead at their duty post in the banks. In addition, other people brought in corpses of civilians killed by the robbers.

He said he was instrumental to the conveyance of the 17 corpses to the General Hospital in Ilorin for autopsy and got the death certificates.

Among the recovered exhibits, he said, are two expended 5.6mm black ammunition; four 5.6mm live ammunition; 39 expended 7.6mm ammunition; one expended 9mm ammunition; one live 5.6mm ammunition, four pellets and cartridge safety box labeled Ikoyi, Lagos, Ministry of Police Affairs.

Hearing of the case has been adjourned till Tuesday, September 8.

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