Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has accused the Kwara State Government of using the judicial process to pursue a political vendetta against him over the 2018 Offa bank robbery.
The allegation followed the government’s decision to drop 18 of the 20 criminal charges initially filed against Saraki and former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in connection with the incident.
In a statement issued through his media office, Saraki described the amendment of the charges as evidence that the original allegations linking the former governors to armed robbery, murder and illegal possession of firearms could not be established.
The state government, in an amended charge sheet marked KWS/114C/202...
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Offa Robbery: Saraki Accuses Kwara Govt Of Political Vendetta As 18 Charges Are Dropped
Source: Leadership News
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