Saraki answers police invitation over links to Offa robbery suspects

Senate President Bukola Saraki has moved to honour police invitation to answer to allegations concerning his link to suspects arrested in connection with Offa robbery. He took to Twitter to announce he will honour the invitation police issued on Sunday. I have just informed my ADC to get the letter of invitation from @PoliceNG in […]

Saraki answers police invitation over links to Offa robbery suspects

Senate President Bukola Saraki has moved to honour police invitation to answer to allegations concerning his link to suspects arrested in connection with Offa robbery.

He took to Twitter to announce he will honour the invitation police issued on Sunday.

"I have just informed my ADC to get the letter of invitation from Police in respect of the allegations raised yesterday–so that I can immediately honour the alleged invitation," he tweeted from @bukolasaraki.

His tweet has been favourited nearly 700 times, been retweeted nearly 500 times and gathered more than 200 comments.

Five of 17 suspects paraded by police in connection with the robbery "confessed" to being "political thugs" working for Saraki and Kwara state governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, police spokesperson Jimoh Moshood said on Sunday.

Some 34 people, including nine police officers and two pregnant women, were killed in the robbery.