Offa Robbery: Police Reject DPP’s Legal Advice, Say Saraki Has Case To Answer
… Says DPP’s advice did not exonerate him
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The Nigeria Police on Thursday said the legal advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of the Federation over the Offa Banks robberies did not restrain or restrict the Force from further investigating matter in the indictments against the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed of Kwara State by the principal suspects arrested in connection with the Offa bank robbery of April 5, 2018.
It said investigation is still ongoing on the Offa bank robbery matter adding that the indictment against Saraki from the confessions of some of the arrested principal suspects, has no political influence or consideration.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ag DCP Jimoh Moshood in reaction to a publication by Premium Times that reported the content of the legal advice by the office of the DPP, said the DPP’s advice did not exonerate Senator Saraki but only called for further investigations into the matter.
According to Moshood; “It is in the course of further investigations into the case that a letter of invitation dated 23rd July, 2018 was sent to the Senate President to appear on 24th July, 2018 at 8.00am before the Investigation Team at Intelligence Response Team office, Guzape Junction, Abuja.
“Consequently, the Force is hereby re-affirming that the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki has case to answer by virtue of the facts that the statements submitted by the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki earlier to the Investigation Team was not explicit and detailed enough, and was discovered to require further clarifications and interrogation, and coupled with the fact the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki in his statement, claimed that the full text of the statement of the suspects who indicted him in their confessional statements to the Police was not shown to him.
“It is therefore, imperative for the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki to report to the Police to make further statement after sighting the full text of the statement of the suspects.”
Moshood noted that the media and Police are veritable partners in crime prevention and protection of lives and property with absolute compliance with the rule of law thus implored the media not to allow the pages of their esteemed publications be used to misinform the public.
