Court Orders Continuation of Hearing in Offa Robbery Compensation Suit
By Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, presided over by Justice T. O. Osuolale-Ajayi, has ordered the continuation of hearing in a civil suit seeking compensation for victims of the April 5, 2018 Offa armed robbery.
The judge directed that proceedings should continue until the Court of Appeal rules otherwise on a pending motion filed by the fourth defendant before the appellate court.
The claimants in Suit No. KWS/492/2024 are Aishat Ibukun, Adeshina Pelemo Ayesanmi and Monsurat Aramide Adebayo, suing for themselves and on behalf of the families of the victims of the Offa armed robbery of April 5, 2018.
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The defendants are the Governor of Kwara State, the Attorney-General of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed.
According to information made available to journalists, the case came up for hearing on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
Dayo M. Zulqarnain, Esq., appeared for the claimants, alongside M. B. AbdulKabeer, A. Y. Bello, M. O. Asorire and A. M. Oladimeji.
The first and second defendants were represented by the Assistant Chief State Counsel, H. K. Onimago, while counsel to the third defendant was absent.
B. R. Gold, SAN, appeared for the fourth defendant, alongside A. R. AbdulRaheem, Esq., and A. A. Amosa, Esq., among other counsel.
In a move to halt further proceedings in the civil suit seeking compensation for the victims of the Offa armed robbery, the fourth defendant, former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed, through his counsel, filed an application seeking a stay of proceedings pending the hearing and determination of his motion for leave to appeal against an interlocutory decision of the court.
Following arguments by counsel to the fourth defendant and the claimants on the application for a stay of proceedings, Justice Osuolale-Ajayi, on November 5, 2026, refused the application.
Instead, the judge ordered that the hearing of the substantive suit should continue until the Court of Appeal directs otherwise in respect of the pending motion filed by the fourth defendant before it.
The court subsequently adjourned the case until Thursday, November 26, 2026, for continuation of hearing.
DemocracyNewslineNewspaper November 9th, 2026
