The Kwara State Government has filed a 20-count charge bordering on culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, and other related offences against former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, former Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed, and two of Ahmed’s former aides.
The defendants, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Abdulfatai Ahmed, Yusuf Abdulwahab (former Chief of Staff to the Governor), and Alabi Olalekan (former aide) are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, June 4, 2026, before Hon. Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin.
The case bears charge number KWS/114C/26.The charges stem from the deadly armed robbery attack in Offa, Kwara State, in April 2018, which claimed several lives. Prosecutors allege that the accused persons armed and sponsored some of the robbers later convicted for the attack.
Central to the prosecution’s case are alleged confessions by Ayo Akinnibosun, one of the convicted robbers, who reportedly described himself as a “hit man” for Saraki’s political structure.
Akinnibosun claimed he received two AK-47 rifles from Yusuf Abdulwahab two days before a congress election, along with a Toyota Lexus 300 Jeep bearing Saraki’s number plate and cash for “empowerment.”
He further stated that he led a group of political thugs who worked for both Saraki and Ahmed.
According to the allegations, Akinnibosun and his men escorted Saraki to Offa for a condolence visit shortly after the robbery.
Vehicles and other exhibits linked to the crime were reportedly recovered from the Kwara State Government House and a government ministry in 2018.
The Court of Appeal had previously upheld the convictions of Akinnibosun and other robbers involved in the Offa incident.
Saraki has repeatedly denied any involvement in the robbery, describing the case as a politically motivated witch-hunt designed to undermine his political career.
The high-profile trial is expected to draw intense political and public scrutiny due to the prominence of the defendants and the sensitive history of the 2018 Offa robbery.
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