It's only in Nigerian movies that � Police arrive just in time to arrest criminals. This robbery of last week was the fourth in 7 years: the first two attacks were on UBA, along Offa General Hospital, with few records of deaths, but large number of the injured. The attacks forced banks in Offa to be closing by 2 O'clock, a routine Offa people had nothing to do about - they have got used to it by now.
The third attack, or you are still calling it ordinary robbery, involved some 3,4 banks. This recorded a high number of death. It was reported that only one policeman faced the armed robbers then. Others flee? I don't know. They were clamours everywhere, the community rose to the situation, meetings were held, vehicles were donated for security operatives, for efficiency and smooth discharge of duty. The town recovered and knew peace again.
Well, not until last week..... It don't like repeating, you all know what happened.
This is no longer attacks, I'm thinking it's above massacre, it is becoming genocide... Yes, genocide! But this type is fixed on a peaceful community, regardless of ethnicity, religion, background, etc. But wait, is it due to inefficiency of the government, or impotence of security operatives? Information has it that they first attacked the Owode Market Police Station, they left no soul alive, yet The Police officially declared that only 9 personnel were lost to Offa robbery. That is a fact lie. The robbers enjoyed a field day. Even if there was a call for security reinforcement, from the State capital, they would still meet the hoodlums (Ilorin, the state capital, is just 45-minute drive to Offa). Offa is surrounded by Oyun Local Government, the LG couldn't deny that it heard nothing about the attack, what is their silence � tantamount to?
I'm skeptic about the original mission of the robbers, is it money or people's life - for they focused on the latter than the former. Besides, if it's money, they ought to come during bank operating hours.
IGP Idris has been to Offa, so has the State Commissioner of Police, OSBC, the neighbouring state-owned media house has come twice - when IGP and the state Commissioner came and when Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Osun state governor,paid a condolence visit to the 'bereaved' community. The Senate President of Nigeria, who was a two-term Governor of the state, has also come. EXCLUSIVE of the present state governor. Report has it that he visited some 'victims' of the attack in General Hospital � in Ilorin, the state capital..... Your Excellency, Offa is just 45-minute drive.
It is disheartened enough for me as an indigene that my town is facing incessant attacks and nobody wasn't able to do anything. Offa made a trend on Twitter, something I ought to be proud of, but it brought tears. Hashtag #PrayForOffa was flying right into my face. Reaping my head asunder.
Now, the town is under pressure and apprehension, arrests are being made every day. I wonder how many innocent people have been apprehended. Someone sent me the message below on WhatsApp yesterday, a press statement of such, claimed to be from the Nigeria Police, released only yesterday (April, 13) :
"Date: 13th April, 2018.
PRESS BRIEFING

UPDATE ON POLICE INVESTIGATIONS AND TRAIL OF PERPETRATORS OF THE OFFA BANKS ROBBERY IN KWARA STATE ON 5th APRIL, 2018.
Police Arrest Twelve (12) Additional Suspects in connection with the Offa Banks Robbery of 5th April, 2018.
Recovers Handsets, Ipads and SIM cards belonging to victims of the robbery.

SUSPECTS
i) Adegoke Shogo 29yrs – Arrested in Offa
ii) Kayode Opadokun 35yrs – Arrested in Offa
iii) Kazeem Abdulrasheed 36yrs - Arrested in Offa
iv) Azeez Abdullahi 27yrs - is Arrested in Offa
v) Alexander Reuben 39yrs – Arrested on the 11th April, 2018 in Lagos
vi) Jimoh Isa 28yrs – Arrested on the 11th April, 2018 in Lagos
vii) Azeez Salawudeen 20yrs – Arrested in Offa and victim’s phone and sim cards recovered from him
viii) Adewale Popoola 22yrs – Arrested in Offa and victim’s phone and sim cards recovered from him
ix) Adetoyese Muftau 23yrs – Arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State
x) Aminu Ibrahim 18yrs – Arrested in Ilorin
xi) Richard Buba Terry 23yrs – Arrested in Ilorin
xii) Peter Jaba Kuunfa 25yrs – Arrested in Ilorin
These three (3) last suspects in whose possession another Beretta pistol and Fourteen (14) rounds of live ammunitions were recovered.

EXHIBITS
i. Two (2) Beretta Pistols
ii. Twenty (20) Rounds of Live Ammunition
iii. Four (4) Phones and SIM cards belonging to victims, some of whom were killed during the attack.
Consequent on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, deployment of high-powered Police Investigation Team, Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), Three (3) units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Anti-Robbery equipment to Kwara State to carryout discreet investigation into the banks robbery, prevent further attacks and bring perpetrators to justice; the high-powered Police Investigation Team deployed in synergy with the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department have arrested the Nine (9) above mentioned Armed Robbers directly involved in the Banks Robbery and attack on a Police Station in Offa, Kwara State.
2. The Police teams engaged in massive raids of identified criminal spots/flashpoints, stop and search operations, visibility and confidence building patrols, intelligence gathering which led to the arrest of the suspects. Some of the arrest also involved serious exchange of gun fire between the Police and the suspects in their various hideouts.
3. The following are the suspects arrested and have admitted to the various criminal roles they played in the banks robbery attacks and are also assisting Police investigation into the incident.
i) Adegoke Shogo 29yrs Native of Offa Kwara State, he was arrested in Offa after the bank robbery and the attack on the Police Station. He is drug baron and also an Indian Hemp dealer in Offa Kwara State. According to intelligence gathered from cultivated and reliable informant, he is alleged to be one of the sponsors of the robbery attack and the Police Station in Offa. He has made useful statements to the roles he played in the armed robbery.
ii) Kayode Opadokun 35yrs Native of Offa Kwara State, He was found out to have been released from Prison Three (3) months ago after Serving only 8months of his sentence years for Armed Robbery, Notorious Armed Robber and confirmed Gang member of the Offa Bank Robbers. A Barrette pistol and six (6) rounds of live ammunition was recovered from him. He has admitted to the criminal roles he played in the Offa Banks robbery.
iii) Kazeem Abdulrasheed 36yrs Native of Offa Kwara State, A Gang member from whom a Victim’s phone was found. He was arrested in Offa.
iv) Azeez Abdullahi 27yrs Native of Offa Kwara State, Gang member from whom a Victim’s Phone and SIM Cards were recovered.
v) Alexander Reuben 39yrs Native of Isoko LGA Delta state, He is a Notorious, Deadly and Hardened Bank robber from whom GMPGs, Rocket launchers and Several Rifles were recovered in 2015, He was released from Prison in December 2017. He was arrested on the 11th April, 2018 in Lagos.
vi) Jimoh Isa 28yrs Native of Okene Kogi State indicted by Technical intelligence generated on the Bank Robbers. He was arrested on the 11th April, 2018 in Lagos.
4. Three (3) suspects namely Azeez Salawudeen 20yrs, Adewale Popoola 22yrs and Adetoyese Muftau 23yrs from whom Two (2) phones and SIM cards belonging to victims were recovered have also made confessional statements admitting to the various roles they played in the commission of the crime.
5. (i) Aminu Ibrahim 18yrs – Arrested in Ilorin,
ii) Richard Buba Terry 23yrs and
I iii) Peter Jaba Kuunfa 25yrs
These three (3) suspects in whose possession another Beretta pistol and Fourteen (14) rounds of live ammunitions were recovered were arrested in connection with the Offa bank robbery. They have previously been investigated and charged to court for armed robbery and cultism. They have made confessional statements admitting to the various criminal roles they played in the recent bank robbery in Offa.
6. All the suspects during investigation confessed to the various criminal roles they played in the commission of the crime, however, investigation is being intensified to arrest other suspects still at large and bring them to justice.
7. The Nigeria Police Force once again deeply commiserates with the Government and People of Kwara State, most especially the people of Offa and the families of the victims. The Force will leave no stone unturned in unravelling this dastard act and bring all those responsible to justice. The Force appreciates the supports from members of the public so far and calls for calm and their cooperation to sustain the normalcy that has been restored in the State.
ACP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA"

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Jimson Jaat Taofik,
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...so heart breaking! God S.O. S