BUKOLA Saraki, President of the 8th Senate has dismissed claims that he sponsored the arrested suspects who alleged took part in Offa robbery in Kwara State.

The police had on Sunday named Saraki as a suspect in its ongoing investigation, summoning him to appear before its probe panel in Abuja. The police based it action on the confessional statements of suspects it arrested in connection to the attack.

His state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, was also name as a co-sponsor of the suspects. He has since distanced himself from the allegation.

The duo are accused of sponsoring, funding, arming or otherwise supporting political thuggery.



However, reacting Mr Saraki, on Sunday declared that he was willing to honour the invitation of the police, once he formally receives it.

Deny that he has any links to any of the robbery suspects arrested for their roles in the Offa bank robbery, Saraki said “there is no way I could have been associated with armed robbery against my people.”

In his statement Sunday night signed by his spokesperson, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Mr Saraki said being linked to the Offa robbery suspects is a plot “concocted to embarrass” him.

Below is Mr Saraki’s full statement:

The attention of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has been drawn to a story circulating online and apparently derived from a Press Conference addressed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Moshood Jimoh, linking him (Saraki) to the Offa robbery.

Dr. Saraki will want the entire public to disregard this claim as a baseless allegation and another ploy by the Police to implicate him by all means. “Let it be known that there is no way I could have been associated with armed robbery against my people.”

“When the Offa robbery incident happened, I was the first top public official to pay a visit to the place and right there in the palace of the traditional ruler, I put a call through to this same Mr. Ibrahim Idris, the IGP, requesting him to make certain specific security arrangements as demanded by the people.

“Members of the public will remember that on May 16, 2018, I alerted the Senate about the information passed on to me by my State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed, over a plot by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to frame me up by getting some suspected cultists arrested in Ilorin to implicate me. It is believed that the timely leakage of the plot in that case aborted the use of the suspected cultists to implicate me. Now, it is the Offa bank robbery suspects that are about to be used.

“This plot is concocted to embarrass me and, in the mind of the IGP, it is his own response after his refusal to honour the invitation by the National Assembly, headed me, for him to come and offer explanations on the rampant killings and violence across the country.

“Like the earlier one, this frame-up will also fail as I hereby state categorically that I have no link with any band of criminals.

“As a person who has utmost respect for the rule of law and all constitutional institutions, when the invitation from the Police is formally extended to me, I will be ready to honour it without any delay.

“It is however sad that this abuse of the criminal investigation process aimed at intimidating and over-overawing the legislature, thereby obstructing it from doing its work, is a big threat to our democracy “, the Senate President stated

Source:https://www.headlineng.com/offa-robbery-police-allegation-baseless-saraki/

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“Members of the public will remember that on May 16, 2018, I alerted the Senate about the information passed on to me by my State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed, over a plot by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to frame me up by getting some suspected cultists arrested in Ilorin to implicate me. It is believed that the timely leakage of the plot in that case aborted the use of the suspected cultists to implicate me. Now, it is the Offa bank robbery suspects that are about to be used.

The IGP should stop misinforming the public and causing unnecessary tensions if he has no proof on these allegations, firstly he accused the senate president of using cultist of which the findings are yet to be made public then this .this is executive rascality in display and a proof that buhari is not in control of government.

This vendetta would only make saraki more popular....

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“Members of the public will remember that on May 16, 2018, I alerted the Senate about the information passed on to me by my State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed, over a plot by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to frame me up by getting some suspected cultists arrested in Ilorin to implicate me.

It is believed that the timely leakage of the plot in that case aborted the use of the suspected cultists to implicate me. Now, it is the Offa bank robbery suspects that are about to be used.

Humn! No politician is clean but the Buhari government have for sure shown itself on a plot to deal with it political enemies.

Go and clear yourself, give the police your statement.. time will tell if you’re guilty or not

fiizznation:
Whether is baseless or not, just answer the police invitation or you will get the Dino treatment

Meanwhile when the same IGP was invited thrice to brief the Senate on the important widespread insecurity issue he refused but insisting on sent a DIG.