Kwara reduces Offa robbery charges against Saraki and Ahmed to four

The Kwara State Government has filed an amended charge sheet against former Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed, Yusuf Abdulwahab and Alabi Olalekan over the April 2018 Offa bank robbery case. The amendment, signed by Attorney General Ibrahim Sulyman (SAN), carries charge number KWS/114C/2026.

Eighteen counts from the original 20-count charge were dropped, including all allegations relating to armed robbery. The government retained two counts and added two new ones, reducing the total number of charges to four.

“The government, however, dropped 18 of the original charges while retaining only two, and adding two new charges.”

The first two counts accuse the four defendants of conspiring to belong to a gang of thieves and belonging to a gang of thieves. Counts three and four concern the concealment and disappearance of a vehicle used for an illegal purpose.

The prosecution filed a motion on notice dated November 6, 2026, supported by a six-paragraph affidavit sworn by litigation clerk Sulyman Mohammed-Jamiu. The case began at the State High Court in April 2026 but has not proceeded to trial.

On November 3, 2026, the Court of Appeal advised Ahmed’s lawyer to file a formal application for a status quo ante bellum order. The appellate court adjourned the matter to November 12, 2026.

At the November 5, 2026 sitting, Justice Osuolale Ajayi reserved his ruling on whether the arraignment could continue while a stay of proceedings application remained pending at the Court of Appeal.