Offa robbery: Court grants Kwara governor's Chief of staff bail after 53 days

Vehicle used for the robbery.

A Kwara state high court has granted an interim bail to Yusuf Abdulwahab, chief of staff to Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of the state.

Abdulwahab has been in police custody in Abuja since June 2, 2018 after he responded to police invitation over his alleged link with suspects who carried out robbery attacks on commercial banks in Offa on April 5, 2018.

M.O. Adewara, a judge, freed Abdulwahab after considering the oral application for bail made on behalf of the governor’s aide by his counsel, Adebayo Adelodun and the response of the counsel for the respondent, the inspector-general of police.

The judge granted the chief of staff bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties each in like sum.

The judge also ruled that the sureties must be persons of means and should swear to an affidavit of means and deposit to the court, their respective certificates of occupancy of house or land located anywhere in Kwara.

He then adjourned the case till October 15, 2018.

Source:https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/offa-robbery-court-grants-kwara-governor-s-chief-of-staff-bail-after-53-days-262608.html