Victims of the infamous Offa robbery attack of April 5 have begun to be identified.
An advocacy group, Kwara Must Change, on Friday released a list of some of the victims.
In a statement signed by its convener, Abdulrazaq O. Hamzat, the group said the released list comprised 10 police officers and four civilians, and promised to release the details of more victims as they emerge.
According to official statistics, no fewer than 17 persons were killed in the incident, while unofficial sources have placed the figure at 50.
The statement disclosed that the latest incident was the 10th in four years.
See list below:
- Makinde Grace, daughter of James Oyeyemi, a retired police inspector
- Pelemo Ayesanmi, an assistant superintendent of police
- Kuburat Salam
- Ismaila Jimoh, a member of the association of unity vigilantes, Offa unity headquarters.
- Oyinlola Shakirat
- Oke Kayode, a police inspector
- Danjuma Yusuf, police inspector
- Babawale Balikisu, a sergeant
- Kolawole Mustapha, a sergeant
- Abimbola Adedokun, a sergeant
- Isha Monday, a sergeant
- Doyum Nakimbo, a sergeant
- Officer Abel, popularly called baba Offa
- Jamiu Alawode, a 40-year-old old banker at StockcorpMicro-finance Bank in Offa