The Nigerian Police Force has replied the statement by the Nigerian Army Headquarters. It's reply came via the following statement by the Police Force Headquarters.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT – WHERE IS THE “RESCUED” NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPER, ALHAJI HAMISU BALA WADUME?

The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to the Press Release by the @HQNigerianArmy dated 07 August, 2019, seeking to justify the unprovoked and unwarranted

murder of three (3) Police officers and one (1) Civilian, and serious injury to other operatives, who were on legitimate criminal investigation activities to Taraba State, to arrest one Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume indicted in a series of high-profile kidnap incidents in the State.

In the best tradition of Esprit de Corps, Inter-Agency Harmony and National Interest, the Nigeria Police Force would naturally have kept quiet, but it has become imperative to set the record straight by addressing the obvious distortion of facts inherent in the Press Release by @HQNigerianArmy. The most important question arising from the Nigerian Army Press Release is: Where is Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume? Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume is a millionaire kidnapper arrested by the Police

but paradoxically treated as a ‘‘kidnap victim’’ by the Soldiers and subsequently ‘rescued’ by them. Where is he? Where is the rescued kidnapper?

Secondly, the Press Release was silent on the source of the alleged distress report or identity of the complainant, on the strength of whose report, the Army claimed had informed their decision to engage in the purported chase and rescue operation.

Needless to state that in the true spirit of transparency and accountability, the Nigerian Army ought to have arrested the purported distress caller - if any -

for obviously and deliberately furnishing them with false and misleading information. Besides, such arrest should in fact be made public!

Thirdly, it is not true that the Policemen failed to identify themselves as alleged in the Press Release. The video on the incident, now viral, wherein the voice of one of the soldiers was heard loudly proclaiming that the Policemen were

from the Force Headquarters, Abuja speaks volume. Besides, the presence of the IRT personnel was well known to the Taraba Police Command as the Operatives officially and properly documented not only at the State Command Headquarters but also at the Wukari Area Command and

the Ibi Divisional Headquarters. As a matter of fact, some of the Detectives from the Taraba State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) were part of the operation.

The Force also considers it insensitive, disrespectful and unpatriotic for the Press Release by the Army to continue to describe Policemen on lawful National Assignment as ‘suspected kidnappers’ long after it had become crystal clear to the Army


that these are Law Enforcement Officers who unfortunately were gruesomely murdered in the line of duty by Nigerian soldiers attached to 93 Battalion, Takum.

In the final analysis, we leave the Nigerian Army authorities to provide Nigerians with answers on the following questions emanating from their Press Release: •Where is the notorious kidnapper, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume ‘rescued’ by the soldiers?

•How and why was Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume released by the soldiers?


•How could a kidnap suspect properly restrained with handcuffs by the Police escape from the hands of his military rescuers?

•If Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume is a ‘‘victim of kidnap’’ as claimed, and properly rescued by soldiers, why was he not taken to the Army Base for documentation purposes and debriefing in line with the Standard Operating Procedure in the Nigerian Army?

•Why were the Police Operatives shot at close range even after they had identified themselves as Police Officers on legitimate duty as evident in the video now in circulation?

https://mobile.twitter.com/PoliceNG/status/1159514299729162240

Previous thread (Nigerian Army statement).

"Why We Killed Three Policemen On Covert Duty" , Nigerian Army Reveals (photos) 
https://www.nairaland.com/5347652/why-killed-three-policemen-covert

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Hmm i think the man was rescued base from order from above

Didn't know NPF could be a victim...

Nonsense

War in the camp of the enemies of Nigerians

Buratai, heads must role. That battalion

Hopeless country. Stupppid leaders and docile followers...

>Nigeria jagajaga

APCheat security apparatus


cc sarrki gaskiyamagana yarimo olawalesmarter0 gandollar lzaa afamed amatarasha nkemchukwudi ngeneukweunu adaibeku gwarotango rekhina

Oga o... which kind country be this?

Even the security agencies dey fight each other

The claim of been "suspected kidnappers", is an insult to the Families of the deceased, and The Nigerian Police Force as a whole

When there is no consequences for wrong doing. This is what you get.

Law enforcement officers are laws onto themselves and do as they deem fit. The ones at the top are also culpable in the actions so it is natural for their subordinates to behave like cows.

The arrested kidnapper who later escaped is a Fulani man. So, orders came from Aso rock villa to the soldiers for his rescue. Don't you get the picture?

2+2=22 If you know you know.

Anybody who says killings and kidnapping rocking Nigeria as a country is not political, he/she is not a patriotic Nigerian

Nigeria seems to be a lost cause

This is a clear conspiracy among the top military heads. In a sane country where everything works right, the matter will be investigated thoroughly. You killed 3 policemen who didn't open fire on you and set the criminal free.

There is something more to.this issue

Police vs army! Make dem settle themselves by themselves. Their cup of tea.

badmrkt:
Hopeless country. Stupppid leaders and docile followers...

l concur

I don't know why I don't give a Hoot

This is sad and ridiculous
the soldiers should be arrested and then an independent inquiry set up . The Army or DHQ should not be part of those to carry out the investigation.

2 law enforcement agencies under the same government lying against each other after both carried out acts of impunity.
Only under the dullard-in-chief.

The kidnapper is highly connected and have contacts in the NA.

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See as NPF they cry
E no concern me shaa...if to say nah sarz them kill like dis...e for bettr

Nonsense country

lunacol:
The kidnapper is highly connected and have contacts in the NA.

Its very sad

Two useless politically driven institutions throwing punches at each other.

All they know is shoot, no need to confirm the innocense of their victims.


shame on the two foolish goats we have in Nigeria.

gurunlocker:
Oga o... which kind country be this?

Even the security agencies dey fight each other

lolzzzzzzzz
zoological republic...lolzzz

So unfortunate. The NA is complicit. No doubt about it. Where is esprit de corps?