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August 14, 2019
The CC has denied knowledge of the arrest of any of its personnel over the killing of three policemen in Taraba State by soldiers.
The police stated this in response to reports thattwo policemen working at the Ibi Division in Taraba State were arrested by thepanel set up by the Defence Headquarters to investigate the killings, forallegedly leaking information to the suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume,of plans to arrest him.
The panel was also reported to have ordered thearrest of five soldiers who were at the army checkpoint. It was furtherreported that 60 people alleged to be working for the suspected kidnap kingpinwere on the run.
The panel was said to have also dismantled the twoarmy checkpoints along the road where the killings occurred while the bodies ofthose killed had been conveyed to Abuja.
A source was quoted as saying that among those being hunted were drivers of commercial vehicles and motorcycles belonging to the kidnap suspect. ]