The Nigerian Army on Wednesday offered explanation for the killing of three policemen on covert duties in Taraba State by its personnel.

The explanation was offered in a statement by the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Sagir Musa.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Frank Mba, had earlier in the day said three operatives in the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, headed by DCP Abba Kyari, were killed by the soldiers in Taraba State despite identifying themselves as being on covert operation to arrest one Alhaji Hamisu, a suspected kidnapper.
Hamisu was said to have been involved in several crimes, collecting N100 million as ransom during one of such operations.

However, Mba said as Hamisu was being driven to the Police Command Headquarters in Jalingo, they were engaged in fierce shooting by soldiers, resulting in the death of three policemen, a civilian and the escape of the suspect.

But Musa countered Mba, saying the IRT operatives refused to stop at three military checkpoints and then engaged the soldiers in a shootout.

He said some villagers had raised the alarm that the operatives were in an unmarked bus and refused to stop at the checkpoints, which resulted in the soldiers giving them a hot chase.

On the unfortunate incident that occurred on the 6th of August 2019 in which troops of 93 Battalion Nigerian Army Takum pursued and exchanged fire with some suspected Kidnappers who indeed turned out to be an Intelligence Response Team from the Police Force Headquarters Abuja on a covert assignment from Abuja resulting in the death and injury of some members of the Team.

On the 6th of August 2019, the said Nigerian Army troops, while responding to a distress call to rescue a kidnapped victim exchanged fire with the suspected kidnappers along Ibi-Wukari Road in Taraba State.

The suspected kidnappers numbering about ten (10) and driving in a white bus with Reg No LAGOS MUS 564 EU refused to stop when they were halted by troops at three consecutive check points.

The flagrant refusal of the suspected kidnappers to stop at the three checkpoints prompted a hot pursuit of the fleeing suspects by the troops.

It was in this process that the suspected kidnappers who were obviously armed opened fire at the troops sporadically thus prompting them to return fire.

In the resultant fire fight, four (4) suspects were shot and died on the spot while four (4) others sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds and 2 others reportedly missing.

It was only after this avoidable outcome that one of the wounded suspects disclosed the fact that they were indeed Policemen dispatched from Nigerian Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja for a covert assignment.



Source; https://maniagist.com/2019/08/08/why-we-killed-three-policemen-on-covert-duty-nigerians-army-revealed-photos/

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Damn. Nigeria Army killed 3NPF men. Abeg they should carry d matter go giv deir Papa for Aso-rock. Dis country don tire me

Imagine the rubbish. This can only happen in nigeria.

Something is fishy

That suspect has link to somebody big ... Chikena!

He must be re-arrested 'alive' and made to sing like a Canary song bird.
There is a lot more to this!

Funny.

Confusion everywhere.

No wonder say Next Level dey always tough for every game.

Our people no dey ever think their slogans through before them choose or begin sing am.

Whatapirry

hacmond:
Damn. Nigeria Army killed 3NPF men. Abeg they should carry d matter go giv deir Papa for Aso-rock. Dis country don tire me

Due to the wicked, illegal acts and intimidation of the NPF on the everyday ppl I don't feel shitt for them, the soldiers can kill them all off for all I care. This country zoo is full of shitt so many charlatans, unprofessionalism in every sector and I agree with Trump when he questioned if Africans are really human beings. Animals in human skin.

They did wrong by not stopping

But most of those kidnappers are often seen on camos...probably the police felt something was wrong, or just simply didn’t want to take chances

Either way, a trained soldier is not your mate

Na wao

thiS naTION

THE USELESS ARRMY OFFICER IN THE PRESS RELEASE KEEP REPEATING HIMSELF AS HE DESCRIBES THE DEATH OFFICERS AS KIDNAPPERS.

USELESS ARMY
USELESS CUNTRY
USELESS LEADERS.

R.I.P OFFICERS. THE ARMY KILLED YOU INTENTIONALLY TO FREE THE KIDNAPPER. MAY IT NEVER BE WELL WITH THE KILLER SOLDIERS

What kind of interagency mistake be dis one now? Abi someone is lying ni?

Load of Rubbish!

Killing their selves oh
Rip

Everybody is mad in this country. Why can't they have a sort of paper pass to identify who they are.

Animal kingdom.

Why kill only 3?..u for wipe the whole team

I'm sure at some point, those corrupt policemen must have killed and tortured innocent citizens

you can continue killing yourself. untrained animals

Lame excuse. Shame

Quarrel between two siblings.
What do I know kwanu?

Them armed idiats! No standard operating procedures! Idiats!

This is saddening a situation quite avoidable

I smell rat, some things didn't add up. Are you thinking what am thinking?

So there is even a certain northerner that has amassed over 100 million naira from kidnapping?

I thought kidnapping is only peculiar to the easterners?

The police men on a covert mission never opened fire on the military, I can bet on that with my left scrotum.
Then, the suspect escaped; WONDERFUL!!!

Half truths and inuedoes don't paint the ideal picture... Both sides are leaving out vital informations deliberately.

So where is the suspect

What a country!


When will the eternal beef/envy/suspicion between the army and police end in Nigeria?

Nawaoh

Even after we have watched a video of these men being dragged on the ground with their gun wounds after showing the soldiers their ID cards