The Nigerian Police has said that the evidence given by the dead leader of the gang that robbed several banks and killed 38 people in Offa Kwara state was enough to prosecute Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
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According to the Police, the fact that the gang leader, Michael Adikwu died in their custody will not affect the outcome of the case as the evidence given before his death would be enough grounds to prosecute Dr. Saraki.
The leaders of the gang which included Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibukunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salawudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran had been arraigned by the Police at a Kwara State High Court for being involved in the April, 2018 bank robberies during which 38 persons, including nine policemen, were killed.
The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, Moshood Jimoh, issued a statement in Abuja on Thursday, stating that the 30 yr old gang leader was not murdered in police custody as being speculated in the media but rather slumped and died while in detention.
“It is important for the public to know that Adikwu was not among the five gang leaders that indicted and implicated the Senate President; therefore, his death cannot vindicate Senator Bukola Saraki. There is a post-mortem examination result in respect of the death of Adikwu.
Evidence from the five suspects now in court is enough to prosecute the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki,” Moshood said.
Moshhod insisted that according to the investigation of the Police, the armed robbery gang were Saraki’s political thugs and had even attended the wedding of the daughter of the Senate President in Abuja.
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He concluded his statement saying the case against Saraki was not a politically motivated one as insinuated by the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the Senate President, Mr. Yusuf Olaniyonu.