Nigeria, April 17 -- Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has denied any involvement in the 2018 Offa bank robbery, describing fresh criminal charges filed against him by the Kwara State Government as politically motivated and an abuse of judicial process.

Mr Saraki, in a detailed statement on Tuesday, said he had no direct or indirect link to the robbery, insisting that previous investigations by federal authorities found no evidence against him.

"Let me categorically state that I have nothing to do directly or indirectly with any case of armed robbery or any criminal matter whatsoever," he said.

His reaction follows reports that the Kwara State Government filed a 20-count charge against him, former governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, and two...