Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to
revelations that he was wrongly implicated in the Offa robbery saga.
The ex-Kwara Governor expressed excitement via his Twitter
account.
“Alhamdulillah! Like light, the truth will ALWAYS come
out!”, he tweeted.
On Wednesday, two petitioners at the Judicial Panel of
Enquiry on End SARS in Ilorin, Kwara State, said operatives of the disbanded
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) tortured them to implicate Saraki.
The Offa robbery incident occurred on April 5, 2018.
They alleged that the officers told them to state that
Saraki bought guns for them.
In their petition, Kehinde Gobir and Shuaib Jawando recalled
that they spent over 73 days in police detention in Ilorin and Abuja.
They denied being used by Saraki for criminal activities,
adding that they were only his political supporters.
The petitioners accused SARS of confiscating their two
Toyota Corolla cars and mobile phones.
They further alleged that the police personnel N250, 00
collected before they were granted bail.
Gobir and Jawando appealed to the panel “to intervene
swiftly to this situation by returning our property as this action is
tantamount to infringement on the fundamental human rights to be enjoyed under
the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
“We did not participate in any crime nor involve in any Offa
robbery killing or having any criminal records whatsoever as being wrongfully
alleged by the SARS officers. We urge the panel to do the needful by
facilitating the quick recovery of our property.”
Police counsel, Adekunle Iwalaye, urged the panel to dismiss
the petitions.
The chairman, retired Justice Tunde Garba, adjourned the
matter until January 13, 2021.
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