Monday, August 26, 2019

Wadume tracked to uncle’s Kano residence two weeks after escape

Juliana Francis
The fleeing kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume, who was released by soldiers after his arrest by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has finally been re-arrested after two weeks on the run.

According to sources, Wadume was arrested in his uncle’s Kano State residence, where he went to hide.
The police have so far, recovered 13 cars from him. It has also been discovered that he has over 20 houses within Taraba and Nasarawa states.
It was also gathered that a few minutes after he was arrested on August 6, one of Wadume’s men quickly removed five of his AK47rifles in his house and disappeared.
He had also been discovered to have many cows and sheep in the bush.  According to police investigation, Wadume has three gangs, each one with a leader, while he is the overall leader. The first gang is headed by one Babaruns, the second led by Nasiru, while the third gang is led by Shehu.

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