Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has accused the Kwara State Government of using the 2018 Offa bank robbery case to persecute him and former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, following its decision to withdraw 18 of the 20 charges initially filed against them.

Mr Saraki, through his media office, said the decision to drop the charges relating to armed robbery, deaths of police officers and illegal possession of firearms showed that the allegations lacked credible evidence.

In a statement signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, the spokesperson for the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Media Office, the former Senate president described the development as an admission that the original allegations were unfounded.

The statement accused Governo...