A High Court in Kwara state has sentenced five suspects involved in the 2018 Offa bank robbery incident to death.
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court found the five suspects guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery and culpable homicide.
According to the judge in a ruling on Thursday, the offences are punishable by death.
The accused persons are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salahudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran.
DAILY GIST recalls that 17 people including nine policemen and eight civilians were killed in the robbery operation.
