Nigerian Police Force Reveals Why Many People Died During The Offa Bank Heist

The Kwara state commissioner of Police, Mr. Aminu Saleh, has revealed that many people lost their lives during the recent armed robbery attack on five commercial banks in Offa because of intelligence break down in the community.
Speaking in a press conference at the state capital on Thursday, Mr. Aminu said the large number of the robbers turned out to be too much for the policemen on ground to handle.
He further disclosed that the police also had low connectivity with members of the community, admitting that they had no knowledge of the attack beforehand.
Mr Aminu said: “We had an intelligence break down. We had many criminals attacking a few policemen. We had little information on the attack before it happened. However, we’re re-strategising and repositioning our men. We’re working on the community to ensure that those lapses we observed are addressed.”
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