Gov. Ahmed promises aid to victims of Offa robbery
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offa in the past had witnessed several attacks on banks leading to the closure of some branches in the highly commercial community which houses the federal polytechnic offa2 gov. abdulfatah ahmed of kwara has promised to pay the medical bills of victims of thursdays robbery in offa headquarters of offa local government area1 the governor had earlier ordered that the victims be relocated to ilorin from offa for adequate treatment1 he also directed that medical experts be mobilised from other states to ilorin so as to give the victims prompt treatment and support1 ahmed who went round the wards to meet with the victims described the incident as unfortunate1 he commiserated with families who lost loved ones andalso prayed to god to grant the injured victims quick recovery1 we will take care of all their hospital bills we must begin to watch each others back1 the job of policing is everybodys job.when we see strange people in our communities we must learn to report to appropriate security agencies1 activities like this took sometimes in planning and execution ahmed said1 the governor also stressed the need for community policing maintaining that the police would work efficiently if they have information1 he reiterated his governments support to strengthen the security agencies in the state especially in the area of logistics1 ahmed noted that there is a huge problem of financing in the country but pledged that his government would work around it because the situation was now becoming precarious1 he maintained that his government would not allow the lives of the citizens to be on the line again1 ahmed made the promise when he visited the victims at the general hospital in ilorin on friday1 he promised that his government would prioritise the repair of the affected parts of the stadium1 ahmed also promised that work would start at the indoor sports hall of the stadium complex as soon as funds were available1 a gang of robbers on thursday raided some commercial banks in offa kwara killing some policemen and residents as well as carting away an undisclosed amount of cash in the process1 the news agency of nigerianan reported that the heavily armed hoodlums attacked the owode police station in the metropolis where they killed the policemen and some complainants before they raided the banks1 sources said some customers who were transacting businesses in the banks were also killed in the incident which was said to have lasted one hour1 the robbers according to eye witnesses entered the town at about 445 pm and operated till about 540 pm unchallenged after blocking the ilorin and osogbo entrances into the town1 they were said to have later made their escape through igosun a nearby community1 among those said to have been killed by the armed robbers were a police officer who was expected to retire in the next few months and a pregnant police woman1 the 15 bandits according to sources came in different vehicles while they stationed themselves at strategic locations within the town while the operation lasted1 they were also said to have snatched some motorcycles to aid their escape1 nan further learnt that the injured were conveyed to the general hospital offa for treatment while the corpses of the deceased have been evacuated1 the governor also inspected the stadium complex which was damaged in tuesdays downpour1