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August 12, 2019
Following the killing of three Police officers by soldiers of the 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Taraba State last Tuesday, the Chief of Staff, Luitenant General Tukur Buratai, has directed troops on internal security duties to be cautious in their dealings with members of the Police Force.
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He alsoadmonished travelling military personnel to do so in mufti in order to avoidconfrontations with policemen.
TheIntelligence Response Team of the Police, led by Felix Adolije, had come underattack from soldiers along Ibi-Jalingo Road while taking a kidnap kingpin,Hamisu Wadume, to the Command Headquarters in Jalingo.
Threeofficers, Inspector Mark Ediale, Sergeants Usman Danzumi and Dahiru Musa, aswell as a civilian died, while others sustained gunshot wounds during theincident.
TheNigerian Army had claimed that the soldiers fired at the IRT team because theyfailed to stop at three checkpoints; but this was dismissed by the Police whichdemanded the whereabouts of the kidnap suspect who was allegedly set free bythe soldiers.