Masked witness testifies in Offa robbery case

Date: 2021-03-18

A masked witness, yesterday, gave detailed account of the robbery in Zenith Bank, Offa, Kwara State, on April 5, 2018. He spoke before a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.

The suspects in the bank robbery – Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Azeez Salawu and Niyi Ogundiran – were all present in the court.

Codenamed AA, the 8th prosecution witness, who said he was the chief security officer in the bank on the day of the robbery, narrated how the suspects stormed the bank, scared people away, including the four police officers attached to the bank.

He said that the hoodlums carted away many phones and accessories, including his, and helped people to withdraw money from the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) which they took away.

The sad incident, according to him, happened about 4:45p.m. when most staff of the bank had left.

"I was at my working place (Zenith Bank) on April 5, 2018 in Offa. At that time, I was the chief security officer. Around 4:45p.m., I was inside the banking hall when I heard gunshots and I went to the door to check what was happening.

"When the gunshots became intense, I took cover alongside a woman and her child within the banking hall. The robbers came in through the main entrance. At that time, most staff had left, except three senior staff and security guards. But everyone escaped, leaving the woman and I behind. The robbers opened fire on the door of the place we were hiding. Some bullets hit my hands, but the robbers couldn't gain entrance because I had bolted the door from behind," he narrated.

Confirming that five policemen on duty, including Isa Monday, were killed, AA said he did not see the face of any of the armed robbers.

Earlier, the trial Judge, Haleeman Salman, had ruled in favour of an application made orally by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) to allow PW8 give evidence wearing a mask to protect his identity, despite opposition from the defence counsel, Mathias Emeribe.

Salman adjourned the case till April 22, 2021 for continuation of hearing.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Belgore     Hijaab     Monsurat Omotosho     Lucky Omoluwa     Okin High School     Saka Keji     Sam Onile     Kunle Okeowo     Hajj     Lanwa     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Senate     LABTOP     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Michael Ologundea     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Usman Yunusa     Rotimi Atere     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Isiaka Gold     Aso-ofi     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Alabere     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Woro     Bilikisu Gambari     SGBN     Abioye Bello     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Mohammed Haruna     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Bio Ibrahim     Ishola Abdullahi     Kwara Central     Raymond Olaitan     Matthew Okedare     Timothy Akangbe     Olupako Of Share     Bashir Adigun     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Mazars Consulting     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Lanre Aremu     Hijab     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Mutawali     Teachers Specific Allowance     David Adesina     Ishola Balogun Fulani     KSIRS     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Abdulazeez Uthman     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Ado Ibrahim     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Agbarere     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     IEDPU     Oba Abdulraheem     Saliu Oluwole     Bamidele Aluko    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

QuickWin     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     George Funsho Adebayo     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Temitope Ogunbanke     Post Utme     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Unilorin     Ali Ahmad     Bola Olukoju     David Oyedepo     Abdulwaheed Musa     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Onikijipa     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Ilesha-Baruba     Taofeek Ibraheem     Shonga Farm Project     Oyin-Zubair     Abubakar Ndakene     Na\'Allah     Centre For Digital Economy     CUTI     Kamoru Kadiri     Lai Mohammed     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Olabode Towoju     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Hussein Oloyede     Olupako     Eghe Igbinehin     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Olupako Of Share     Kisra     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Matthew Babaoye     Yoonus Lawal     Kayode Ishola     Kwara University Of Education     Nigeria Customs Service     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Sidikat Akaje     Olaiya Zuberu     Elesie Of Esie     Yakubu Gobir     Ishaq Salman     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Shehu Salau     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Yunus Lawal     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     The Herald     Students Union Government     Yahaya Dumoye     JSSCE     Bond     Kunbi Titiloye     Wale Oladepo     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Oyawoye     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Rasaq Jimoh     Code Of Conduct     CACOVID Palliatives     Javed Khan     Ijakadi     Nupe     Lola Ashiru     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Olatunji Ayeni     MAI Akande     New Naira Notes