ABDULFATAH Ahmed, Kwara State Governor,
has denied ever sponsoring suspects arrested in connection with an armed
robbery attack which took place in Offa.
Mr Ahmed’s denial
surfaced hours after the Nigeria police summoned Bukola Saraki,
Nigeria’s Senate Preaident, to appear before its probe panel of the
robbery attack
The police had on Sunday named the duo as suspects
in their ongoing investigation with the summon of the top lawmaker as
the latest development on the issue. The police based it action on the
confessional statements of suspects it arrested in connection to the
attack.
They are accused of sponsoring, funding, arming or otherwise supporting political thuggery.
In
a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Communication, Muyideen Akorede, Mr Ahmed described the allegations as
false and rejected his alleged indictment by the Nigeria police.
He
said while the state government has empowered several youth groups
under its acclaimed Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) scheme, neither
he nor the statement government can be held liable for how beneficiaries
utilise the credit urging the police to complete their investigations
and charge the suspects to court soon in line with the dictates of the
rule of law.
Read the full text of the governor’s statement below.
Kwara
State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed denies the allegations of supporting
political thuggery or any other acts of criminality as alleged by the
Nigeria police or the suspects allegedly arrested in connection with the
tragic Offa robbery. Neither has he at any time funded or provided arms
to any individual or group in the state or anywhere in the country.
To
set the records straight, the Kwara State Government has a well known
empowerment scheme under the Small And Medium Enterprises platform which
is used to move women and youths groups into entrepreneurship.
Consequently, several youth and women groups have benefitted from the
scheme to date. However, at no point did the Kwara State government
directly provide funds to any group known as Good Boys for any purpose.
Similarly,
if any of the beneficiaries chose to use the SME credit secured from
the government to purchase a vehicle which was then alleged to have been
used for an act of criminality, the Kwara State Governor and indeed the
state government cannot be held liable for such actions since neither
had prior knowledge of such intentions on beneficiaries’ part.
The
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, also rejects the police
allegation of arming and funding the suspects for political thuggery or
for any other activity as false and unfounded as thuggery or any other
form of criminality is neither encouraged nor supported by the state
government or its agents.
While refuting the alleged indictment,
therefore, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed expresses the hope that the police
will soon complete its investigations and charge the suspects to court
in line with rule of law.
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Offa Robbery: Kwara Governor Ahmed Denies Sponsoring Arrested Suspects
ABDULFATAH Ahmed, Kwara State Governor,
has denied ever sponsoring suspects arrested in connection with an armed
robbery attack which took place in Offa.
Mr Ahmed’s denial
surfaced hours after the Nigeria police summoned Bukola Saraki,
Nigeria’s Senate Preaident, to appear before its probe panel of the
robbery attack
The police had on Sunday named the duo as suspects
in their ongoing investigation with the summon of the top lawmaker as
the latest development on the issue. The police based it action on the
confessional statements of suspects it arrested in connection to the
attack.
They are accused of sponsoring, funding, arming or otherwise supporting political thuggery.
In
a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Communication, Muyideen Akorede, Mr Ahmed described the allegations as
false and rejected his alleged indictment by the Nigeria police.
He
said while the state government has empowered several youth groups
under its acclaimed Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) scheme, neither
he nor the statement government can be held liable for how beneficiaries
utilise the credit urging the police to complete their investigations
and charge the suspects to court soon in line with the dictates of the
rule of law.
Read the full text of the governor’s statement below.
Kwara
State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed denies the allegations of supporting
political thuggery or any other acts of criminality as alleged by the
Nigeria police or the suspects allegedly arrested in connection with the
tragic Offa robbery. Neither has he at any time funded or provided arms
to any individual or group in the state or anywhere in the country.
To
set the records straight, the Kwara State Government has a well known
empowerment scheme under the Small And Medium Enterprises platform which
is used to move women and youths groups into entrepreneurship.
Consequently, several youth and women groups have benefitted from the
scheme to date. However, at no point did the Kwara State government
directly provide funds to any group known as Good Boys for any purpose.
Similarly,
if any of the beneficiaries chose to use the SME credit secured from
the government to purchase a vehicle which was then alleged to have been
used for an act of criminality, the Kwara State Governor and indeed the
state government cannot be held liable for such actions since neither
had prior knowledge of such intentions on beneficiaries’ part.
The
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, also rejects the police
allegation of arming and funding the suspects for political thuggery or
for any other activity as false and unfounded as thuggery or any other
form of criminality is neither encouraged nor supported by the state
government or its agents.
While refuting the alleged indictment,
therefore, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed expresses the hope that the police
will soon complete its investigations and charge the suspects to court
in line with rule of law.
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