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August 15, 2019
The panel set up by the Nigerian DefenceHeadquarters to investigate the killing of three police officers and a civilianby soldiers in Taraba state have arrived in Jalingo to begin the investigationproper.
Led by Rear Admiral Ibikunle Olaiya, thepanel arrived at the Taraba Government House on Wednesday where they met withGovernor Darius Ishaku behind closed doors.
After the meeting, members of the paneldenied to comment on what they discussed with the governor as they immediatelyproceeded to Wukari in Ibi Local Government Area where the incident happened.
The panel was constituted on the orders of PresidentMuhammadu Buhari who instructed the Defence Headquarters to get to the roots ofthe matter and unearth the circumstances that led to the killings.
The police and the army have been tradingwords over the incident which led to the escape of a kidnap suspect, HamisuBalla, also known as Wadume.