Offa Bank Robbery: Kwara APC Elders Urge Saraki To Clear His Name In Court

The Kwara state Elder Caucus of the All Progressives Congress,  APC, has urged a former governor of the state, Dr Bukola Saraki to clear his name in the court  over a case preferred against him  by the state government instead of engaging in media campaign.

The state government had recently filed a case against him alongside former Governor Abdufattah Ahmed over the 2018 Offa bank robbery, an allegation that has been denied by the former Senate President.

Dr Saraki has also described the allegation as being politically motivated, citing for instance that he has been granted a clean bill on the case by the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, through the office of his Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, AGF.

But in a statement, the state APC elders warned the former Senate President to stop whipping up public sentiment against the state government who filed the case against him, saying the only place to clear his name is the court, adding that the judicial process should be allowed to take its full cause.

“The court remains the only place where a suspect can prove his innocence, and therefore advises Dr Saraki to face his trial and defend himself on the allegations levelled against him in court rather than resorting to media propaganda,” the APC Elders said.