Offa, being the headquarters of Offa local government area of Kwara State in today’s North-Central Nigeria, is a popular Yoruba town. It has been in the news for different reasons – the good, the bad, and the ugly – in the past. However, the electoral victory of former President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has now put Offa town on the spotlight again.
The town is noted for its weaving and dyeing trade, using vegetable dyes made from locally grown indigo and other plants. Offa is well known for the cultivation of sweet potatoes and maize, which also formed part of the favourite staple foods for the indigenes in the town.
In recent years, Offa was in the news for the wrong reason when armed robbers attacked banks and a divisional police headquarters in the town and killed 33 people in broad daylight on April 5, 2018. The matter lingered for about six years up until September 2024, when the culprits were sentenced to death by the court.
Offa is now in the news again – this time…
Source: Leadership Newspaper