The suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume the soldiers intercepted his arrest in Taraba that led to the death of three crack team of Police investigators in Taraba State has been arrested by the Police Command.
According to the spokesperson of the police, Frank Mba, Wadume was arrested on Monday, August 19, in Layin Mai Allo, Hotoro in Kano State.
The suspected kidnapper miraculously escaped when the soldiers and the police engaged in a shootout.
Mr Wadume was the ‘high profile’ kidnapping suspect who was arrested by the police on August 6. He was being driven to Jalingo by the police team when soldiers opened fire on them along Ibi-Wukari Road, killing three police officers and a civilian.
“The suspect, who was appropriately restrained at the time of the incident, was subsequently released by his “rescuers” after they had destroyed the restraining handcuffs,” the police said Tuesday afternoon statement, emphasising their previous position that soldiers were culpable in the suspect’s escape.
The escape of the suspect and the death of three policemen on August 6 generated public outcry that prompted President Muhammadu Buhari to order an investigation to the cause of the incident.
The investigation panel, which includes persons with police and military background, was initially scheduled to conclude its findings last week, but the team sought an additional two weeks to wrap up.
www.sojworldnews.com (c) August 20, 2019
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