The police say they have arrested 12 additional suspects in connection with the April 5, 2018 bank robbery at Offa in Kwara State.
The police had earlier arrested eight suspects bringing the number of suspects in their custody to 20.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the police recovered from the suspects, phones, IPads and SIM cards belonging to those who were killed during the robbery. He added that the suspects all confessed to the crime.
Those arrested included Adegoke Shogo, 29; Kayode Opadokun, 35; Kazeem Abdulrasheed, 36; Azeez Abdullahi, 27; Alexander Reuben, 39; and Jimoh Isa, 28; who were both arrested in Lagos.
Others were Azeez Salawudeen, 20; Adewale Popoola, 22; Adetoyese Muftau, 23; and the trio of Aminu Ibrahim, 18; Richard Terry, 23; and Peter Kuunfa, 25; who were apprehended in Ilorin.
“These last three suspects were found with a Beretta pistol and 14 rounds of live ammunitions, which were recovered,” Moshood stated.
Other exhibits recovered were Beretta pistol, 20 rounds of live ammunition, four phones and SIM cards.
He explained that an investigation team deployed in Kwara State by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, arrested the suspects, noting that some of them engaged the team in exchange of gunfire.