Kwara Charges Saraki, Ahmed in 2018 Offa Robbery Case

The Kwara State Government has filed a 20-count criminal charge against former Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, and two associates, accusing them of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide in connection with the deadly 2018 Offa bank robbery. The charges, lodged on April 9, 2026, before the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin under case number KWS/114C/2026, name Yusuf Abdulwahab, Ahmed's former chief of staff, and Alabi Olalekan, a former aide, as additional defendants. They are scheduled to be arraigned before Justice Haleemah Salman on June 4, 2026.

Prosecutors, led by Attorney General Ibrahim Sulyman, allege that the defendants conspired to arm and support individuals involved in the April 5, 2018, attack on multiple banks and a police station in Offa, which killed at least 33 people, including 12 police officers and a pregnant woman. The case draws on confessional statements from convicted robber Ayo Akinnibosun, who claimed during his trial to have received AK-47 rifles, a vehicle with Saraki's license plate, and cash from Abdulwahab for political activities. Exhibits, including weapons and vehicles recovered from the state Government House...