Kwara Must Change unveil list of Offa robbery victims, urges govt to immortalize them

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Kwara Must Change has compiled at least, 14 names of victims murdered in the deadly armed robbery attack that took place in Offa Community, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The names gathered so far include 10 police officers and 4 civilians. However, we shall continue to update the list as we gather more details.

It would be recalled that on 5th April 2018, a deadly armed robbery attack took place in Offa Local government Area of Kwara State, in which several innocent lives were lost.
While several figures were claimed by police and several media houses, Vigilance Group of Nigeria in Offa said vigilantes in the state counted about 50 dead bodies after armed robbers attacked and robbed five banks. It was on this basis that Kwara Must Change has set out to preserve the memory of the victims, through compiling and documenting their names, not only to ascertain the figure, but to also immortalize them. We believe that only by documenting the names of the victims, will their memory be preserved.


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Kwara Must Change is aware that the April 5th attack in Offa is the fourth time in 10 years. In the past 3 incidences; there was no record of the victims anywhere, neither did the state government take any measure to improve the security of the community.

We are of the views that, had the Kwara State government properly supported the police and taken adequate measure to prevent future occurrence after previous encounter, probably this latest attack would have been averted. However, this is not a time for blame, but a time for collective solidarity. All Kwarans must come together to contribute their part in other to ensure peace and security in the state.


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Finally, Kwara Must Change therefore sympathizes with the family of the victims, the Offa community and the entire Kwara State. We also call on the Kwara State government to lead the way in immortalizing the victims by engraving their names and declaring April 5th as a day to remember them. Government must also support their families to ease their pain and sufferings.

Bellow are the names of the 14 victims collated so far:

1. Mr. Jamiu Adekunle Alawode, a 40 year old banker at Stockcorp Micro-finance Bank in Offa. He left a wife and 4 children. He his from Ijagbo,Oyun local government area of Kwara State.

2. A female policewoman, Inspector Makinde Yemisi Grace, transferred from Osi Police Station in January, was also murdered by the robbers. She is popularly called Aunti Olopa. She is the daughter of a retired police inspector, James Oyeyemi.

3. Asp Pelemo Julius Ayesanmi is another police officer murdered by the robbers. Officer Palemo was due for retirement next month before his tragic murder by the armed robbers. He his from Ondo State.

4. Mrs. Kuburat Salam, sister to a former Secretary, Offa Local Government Area, Mr. Muftau Adeyemo was also murdered.

5. Ismaila Jimoh is another victim. He is a member of the Association of Unity Vigilantes, Offa Unity Headquarters. Ismaila was said to have died while saving other people. He left 2 wives, Tawa and Rukayat with 5 children.

6. Oyinlola Ajogbe Shakirat was another victim. She was born on 17th Nov 1991. Shakirat left a 9year old son, Olayinka Opeyemi Faruk.


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Other victims include:

7. Inspector Oke Kayode
8. Inspector Danjuma Yusuf
9. Woman Sgt Babawale Balikisu
10. Sgt Kolawole Mustapha
11. Woman Sgt Abimbola Adedokun
12. Sgt Isha Monday
13. Sgt Doyum Nakimbo
14. Officer Abel, popularly called baba Offa is another victim.

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat
Kwara Must Change

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