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OFFA ROBBERY: One month after, police release photos of suspects
The police have shared photos of some of the suspects of the deadly armed robbery incident in Offa, Kwara State, which occurred last month.
The announcement was done on Friday by Jimoh Moshood, the police spokesperson.
Moshood said the suspects had been placed on Interpol watch list and a N5 million reward would be paid out to any citizen with tip-off strong enough to lead to the arrest of the suspects.
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At least 17 residents of Offa, including nine police officers, were killed when the armed robbers stormed Offa in the afternoon of April 5, raiding five banks and carted away large sums of money. Several suspects had already been arrested in connection with the incident.
Citizens with actionable information are advised to call authorities on these lines: 08062080913, 08126285268, 08032365122, 07056792065, 08088450152.
Below are images of the suspects, some of which were captured by CCTV cameras during the robbery.
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