Saraki Accuses Kwara Government of Abuse of Judicial Process Over Offa Robbery Charges
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has accused the Kwara State Government of abusing the judicial process after withdrawing 18 of the 20 charges filed against him and former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed over the 2018 Offa bank robbery. In a statement issued by his media office, Saraki described the withdrawal as evidence that the allegations lacked a credible basis. The dropped charges included armed robbery, the killing of police officers and illegal possession of firearms, while two counts relating to alleged membership of a gang of thieves and the concealment or disappearance of a vehicle remain.
Saraki’s media office accused Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration of using the case to damage the reputations of the former governors ahead of the 2027 elections. It also alleged that the state government spent close to 100 million naira on newspaper advertisements promoting the allegations earlier in the year, describing the expenditure as a waste of public funds. The former Senate President maintained that the remaining charges would also fail in court, adding that his lawyers would challenge them.
