The Police have announced the arrest of 20 prime suspects in connection with the recent bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State.
The robbers had raided five commercial banks in Offa on April 5, during which 17 persons, including policemen and a pregnant woman were killed.
Police spokesman, ACP Jimoh Moshood, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said that details of the suspects were released to the public including the exhibits that were recovered from them.
The exhibits are: two Beretta pistols, 20 rounds of live ammunition, four cell phones and SIM cards belonging to victims, some of whom were killed during the attack.
The spokesman said the suspects were cooperating with the police in investigation into the incident.
“Currently, some of the other gang leaders and principal suspects at large are being identified and their pictures obtained for further investigation,” he said.
He said the photographs of the wanted suspects have being released to the public for assistance to arrest them.
Moshood said that the suspects were also being placed on INTERPOL Watch list and flagged red.
He said that other sister security and safety agencies were equally implored to arrest them and hand over to the nearest Police Station or Formations across the country.
Moshood assured the public that informants whose tip-off lead to the arrest of the suspects would be protected, in addition to the bounty of N5 million which the Kwara State government placed on the heads of the bandits.
He said the Police would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that all the perpetrators of the Offa bank robbery are arrested.