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September 1, 2019
The Defence headquarters panelconstituted by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin to probethe circumstances that led to the killing of three Police operatives of theIntelligence Response Team, IRT by soldiers in Taraba State on August 6,when kidnapper, Hamisu Wadume, was first arrested has submitted it’s reported.
It would be recalled that the panelwas set up on the orders of President Buhari following the tension between theArmy and the Police over the killing of the officers and a civilian who hadarrested kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala Wadume, at Ibbi in Taraba State while ontheir way to Jalingo.
Rear Admiral TI Olaiya who chairedthe seven-man panel that included representatives of the Army, Police, DSS,NIA, DIA, Navy and Air force, submitted the report at Defence headquartersafter a one-week extension to do a comprehensive job.
It was learnt that afterreceiving the report, the Chief of Defence Staff, will study and makerecommendations after which it would be submitted to President Buhari who willconsequently give final directives on its implementation.