The re-arrested notorious billionaire kidnap kingpin Hamisu Bala who is popularly known as Wadume has made a confessional statement where he alleged that soldiers aided his escape on August 6th 219 after he was arrested by police detectives.
The confessional statement by Hamisu Bala is coming a few days after we reported that two of the detectives attached to the special anti-kidnap squad of the Inspector General of Police and a civilian were killed when soldiers opened fire on them. The development which is still under investigation sparked a public row between the Police and Soldiers with Presidency ordering for an investigation into the incident.
Mr Hamisu Bala ‘Wadume’, who was paraded on Tuesday, after his arrest by police detectives in a hideout in Kano, confessed in a video posted online by the Nigerian Police giving details about how soldiers assisted him to escape.
In the 41-second video, Wadume, who spoke in Hausa, said: “I am Hamisu Bala also known as Wadume. The police came to Ibi and arrested me.
“After arresting me, they were taking away when soldiers went after them and opened fire and some policemen were killed.
“From there the soldiers took me to their headquarters and cut off the handcuffs on my hands and I ran away.
“Since I ran away, I have been hiding until now that the police arrested me,” he said.
The Police is yet to give an official statement on this, and this latest video by the suspects could further fuel the perceived bad blood between security agency on the matter already under investigation.