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How Soldiers opened fire on IRT operatives to aid my escape – Wadume [Video]

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Suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala Wadume, has explained how Soldiers aided his escape from the custody of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on August 6.

Wadume escaped from the custody of IRT operatives when they came under attack from soldiers attached to Battalion 93, Takum, Taraba State, as they conveyed the kidnap suspect from the scene of his arrest.

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The Army later explained that the soldiers attacked the IRT operatives when they mistook them for criminals, following a distress call they had received.

In the said attack, three policemen and a civilian were killed, while five other operatives sustained injuries.

Wadume was, however, re-arrested on the eve of Monday, August 19, Force spokesperson Frank Mba said on Tuesday (today).

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In a video clip posted on the verified Twitter handle of Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, Wadume, who spoke in Hausa, implicated soldiers at the Battalion 93, Takum, Taraba State, in his escape from the IRT custody.

Wadume who spoke in Hausa said:

“My name is Hamisu Bala Wadume.

“Police came to arrest me, When they arrested me, army chased after them and opened fire.

“From there, they (soldiers) took me to their headquarters, and cut up my handcuffs.

“I went back to my house and Police came to re-arrest me…”

 

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