Offa bank robbery case: 18 charges dropped
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
The Kwara State government in Nigeria has withdrawn 18 of the 20 charges against former governors Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatai Ahmed in the 2018 Offa bank robbery case. Four charges remain, including two new ones concerning belonging to a gang of thieves and concealment of a vehicle, according to This Day.
The Kwara State government has withdrawn 18 of the 20 criminal charges initially brought against former governors Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatai Ahmed in the 2018 Offa bank robbery case. Two charges were retained and two new ones added, bringing the total to four, according to ThisDay.
The new charge sheet accuses Saraki, Ahmed and two other defendants of conspiracy to belong to a gang of thieves, belonging to a gang of thieves, as well as concealment and disappearance of a vehicle used for illegal purposes. The state prosecutor filed a motion concerning the amended charges on 6 November, according to ThisDay.
The charges relating to armed robbery have been dropped. The case, opened before the Kwara State High Court in April 2026, has still not entered its trial phase because of several preliminary matters before the appellate courts, ThisDay reports.
The Court of Appeal had asked Abdulfatai Ahmed’s lawyer, J. A. Mumini, on 3 November to file a formal application concerning maintaining the status quo. It set 12 November for the next hearing on the application, according to ThisDay.
