Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has declared the five accused individuals responsible for the Offa robbery cases guilty of unlawful firearm possession, robbery with a weapon, and negligent manslaughter.

Justice Salman gave the verdict on Thursday while presiding over the case.

She sentenced the accused persons to death.

Naija News recalls that the Offa robbery incident happened in 2018.

Barely two years ago, a witness in the case, Shamsudeen Bada, accused men of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led by embattled DCP Abba Kyari of torturing him.

According to Baba, the police operatives tortured him to implicate former Senate President Bukola Saraki in the bank robbery.

The former Vice Chairman of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State stated this at the Kwara State High Court.

He recounted his experience during the resumed trial of the suspects in the robbery case in Ilorin, the state capital.

Police had charged five suspects, Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham and two others to court.

Naija News learnt that the suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy to rob the banks, murder of nine policemen and other citizens, and illegal possession of firearms.

Baba, during cross-examination in court, said while in detention, the Abba Kyari-led IRT operatives promised them they would be freed if they named Saraki as their sponsor.