The
Nigerian police has summoned Senate President Bukola Saraki over the armed
robbery attack in Offa in kwara state resulting in the death of 31 persons.
The suspected armed robbers involved in the attack had
confessed to being sponsored by Mr Saraki.
Saraki was summoned by
the police in June, but the invitation was abruptly withdrawn and the top
lawmaker was required to submit his response to the allegations in writing.
Mr Saraki complied with the demand, and no updates had been
released from the police about the matter ever since.
In a statement Monday night, the Force Headquarters
circulated a June 23, 2018 letter which Mr Idris wrote to Mr Saraki, asking him
to turn himself in to clarify grey areas in his statement.
The police said Mr Saraki had said in his statement that he
would not comment on the purported confession of the suspects since he was not
privy to the specifics of their statements.
The police said Mr Saraki would now have the chance to read
the statements of his accusers when he turned himself in at the Intelligence
Response Team in Guzape neighbourhood, Abuja. He was asked to come by 8:00 a.m.
on July 24.
A spokesperson for Mr Saraki was not immediately available
for comments, but it was expected that the Senate President would honour the
invitation. He expressed his readiness to honour the previous one issued to him
until the police withdrew it by themselves.
Mr Saraki also strongly maintained his innocence, saying the
police allegations were watery and politically-motivated.
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