Finally, Court Gives Judgement On Notorious Kidnapper, Wadume, Others
Faith Ukanwa
Aug 16, 2022
Finally, Court Gives Judgement On Notorious Kidnapper, Wadume, Others
Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced Taraba based kidnapper, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine, for unlawfully dealing in prohibited firearms and for escaping from prison custody.
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume[/caption]
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In a judgement delivered on July 22, 2022 but made available to newsmen on Sunday, August 14, Wadume after being tried for three years, was found guilty of counts 2 and 10 out of the 13 charges leveled against him and six others by the Attorney General of the Federation.
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Other defendants in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/30/2020 are: Aliyu Dadje (a police inspector), Auwalu Bala (aka omo razor), Uba Bala (aka Uba Delu), Bashir Wazlri (aka baba runs), Zubairu Abdullahi (aka Basho) and Rayyanu Abdul.
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Inspector Dadje was sentenced to three years for tampering with police records to conceal a crime.
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Dadje was the Station officer at the Ibi Divisional Police Headquarters, Ibi Local Council of Taraba State at the time of the crime.
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According to court records, he tampered with entries made by the leader, Inspector Felix Adolije of the IGP, IRT team in August 2019, by tearing off the entry page to cover up for Captain Tijani Ahmed Balarabe and his team.
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Other suspects sentenced to seven years imprisonment each are: Uba Bala, popularly called Uba Deli and Zubairu Abdullahi, alias Basho, having been charged with illegal possession and unlawful trading in prohibited weapons.
One Mr. Abdul, a resident in Kano, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for harbouring Wadume, after he escaped from Police custody in Ibi.
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While, Auwal Bala, alias Omo Razor and Bashir Waziri, alias Baba Runs, listed as 3rd and 5th defendants were discharged and acquitted for want of evidence against them.
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— Faith Ukanwa