Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the matter following the cross-examination of Inspector Samuel Habila and the evidence-in-chief of ASP Bawa James, both prosecution witnesses.
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Wadume and the others are standing trial on charges of alleged terrorism and kidnapping.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Nyako had on July 1 after refusing to admit Wadume to bail, fixed Tuesday for trial continuation.
Malami made the statement when he fielded questions from State House correspondents at the end of the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Wadume alongside six other defendants was on June 8 arraigned on 13 counts bordering on terrorism.
After arresting Wadume, the policemen were heading out when the same soldiers, who had earlier joked with them, pursued their vehicle and opened fire on it along Ibi-Jalingo Road, Taraba State. At least five people were killed in the attack, including the civilians. The dead included Inspector Mark Ediale, 36; Sergeant Dahiru Musa, 40; Owolabi Babajide, 24; Farouk Bashir, 30; and Usman Danazumi, 44.
Malami disclosed this on Friday in Abuja through a statement by Dr. Umar Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations
When the matter was called, the prosecuting counsel, Shuiabu Labaran, prayed the court to have the charge read to the defendants.
At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Shuaibu Labaran, a lawyer from the Ministry of Justice, told the court that the AGF had taken over the prosecution of the matter.
The Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja ordered the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, to produce the army officers who were alleged to have aided the escape of a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume, in Court.
he criminal charge, dated February 3, 2020, obtained exclusively by our correspondent on Tuesday, was filed by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Simon Lough; Anthony Egwu; and Peter Amadi, all of the Legal/Prosecution Section, Force Headquarters, Abuja
This was revealed in a statement by the spokesman of the DHQ, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, on Tuesday
Suspected kidnap kingpin Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume, was being taken to the Police Command in Jalingo, the state capital, when the operatives were attacked by soldiers believed to be loyal to Wadume
The incident occurred on Monday night
Wadume revealed how he met the Army captain and how he started his arms running business
Wadume said it was after he came out from the Army Captain’s house and saw the corpses of the policemen and civilians that he became troubled
The IRT operatives were shot dead on August 6, with the soldiers of the 93 Battalion cutting off the hands and legs cuffs of Wadume to enable him escape
The panel was constituted by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, following a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari asking the military to investigate the killing of three policemen and one civilians in Taraba State by soldiers.
The panel was constituted by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, following a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari asking the military to investigate the killing of three policemen and one civilians in Taraba State by soldiers
The IRT operatives were shot dead on August 6, with the soldiers of the 93 Battalion cutting off the hands and legs cuffs of Wadume to enable him escape.