By Dele Ogbodo
The Police on Monday made known that two of the most wanted suspects involved in the Offa banks robbery: Mr. Kunle Ogunleye,
age 35 years and Micheal Adikwu, a dismissed Police CPL and an ex convict have been caught.
According to the Force Spokesperson, Mr. Jimoh Moshood, in a statement admitted that as directed by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, it has made significant progress though investigation is still ongoing to arrest the remaining two.
The statement added: “2 out of the 4 gang leaders and principal suspects who were declared wanted and their pictures circulated to the media and the public on the 4th of may, 2018 in connection with the Offa bank robbery have been arrested by the joint Police Investigation Team and now in Police Custody.
“These 2 vicious and notorious suspects now in Police net confessed to be the gang-leaders of their groups. Ogunleye aka Arrow is a Native of Kwara State, was arrested on 20th May in Oro town kwara State. His pictures are displayed below while he was participating in the bank robbery and after he was arrested.
“Micheal Adikwu, is a native of Apa LGA Benue State, a dismissed Police CPL who was arrested, tried and dismissed from the Force and charged to court by the Police in 2012 in Kwara State for criminal conspiracy and aiding the escape from lawful custody of armed robbery suspects.”
Moshood, said Adikwu had served 3 years in prison and subsequently found his way out in 2015, adding that he became a vicious and notorious gang leader of armed robbery syndicate wanted for several armed robberies in Kwara and other States of the North-central and South- west.
The arrest of these 2 gang leaders according to him, have brought to 22 suspects arrested so far by the Police in connection to the Offa banks robbery.
He said: “The 2 suspects have confessed to the crime and admitted to the various criminal roles they played in the Offa banks robbery. They will be charged to court on completion of investigation.”