Offa robbery: Bank sacks 5 staff for releasing CCTV footage

The management of one of the five commercial banks attacked during the bank robberies in Offa has allegedly sacked five of its staff for releasing a CCTV video of the robbery scene to the public. Daily Trust gathered from a reliable source in the bank that the management saw the release of the CCTV footage […]

The management of one of the five commercial banks attacked during the bank robberies in Offa has allegedly sacked five of its staff for releasing a CCTV video of the robbery scene to the public.

Daily Trust gathered from a reliable source in the bank that the management saw the release of the CCTV footage without official approval as gross indiscipline, capable of affecting the security and image of the bank.

So far, 21 suspects, including 12 primary suspects, one hotel proprietor, four staff of the hotel and four lodgers, have been arrested in connection with the bank robberies.

The hotel owner, the staff and the lodgers were arraigned at Ilorin magistrate court last week, while the 12 primary suspects paraded at the Force headquarters, Abuja, are yet to be arraigned. Meanwhile, Kwara State police spokesman, Ajayi Olasanmi, has said that both civilians and uniformed men linked to the incident would not go scot free.

Olasanmi was speaking at the backdrop of wide speculation that the DCO and DPO of Offa police station, where the robbery took place, allegedly failed to take action before the armed robbers struck.

It was gathered that the armed robbers only collected phones of the two police officers and allowed them to escape from the scene of the robbery attack.

However, Olasanmi said investigation was already going on, “whether civilian or police, whoever is found culpable would be dealt with accordingly,” he stated.