Wadume: Soldiers aided my escape - Kidnap kingpin confesses
Hamisu Bala, the notorious billionaire kidnap kingpin, popularly known as Wadume, on Tuesday, August 20, confessed that soldiers aided his escape on Tuesday, August 6, after being arrested by police personnel.
Speaking in Hausa in short video, Wadume confessed during cross-questioning that soldiers were instrumental to his escape. The kidnap kingpin confessed: “I am Hamisu Bala also known as Wadume. The police came to Ibi and arrested me.
"After arresting me, they were taking me away when soldiers went after them and opened fire and some policemen were killed.
“From there the soldiers took me to their headquarters and cut off the handcuffs on my hands and I ran away. Since I ran away, I have been hiding until now that the police arrested me.”
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the police disclosed that Wadume had finally been re-arrested by its operatives.
The disclosure was made on Tuesday, August 20, by the police spokesperson, Frank Mba, who said Wadume was re-arrested in his hideout at Layin Mai Allo Hotoro area of Kano state in the late hours of Monday, August 19.
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Legit.ng recalled that when Wadume was first arrested, he was being driven to Jalingo by the police team when soldiers opened fire on them along Ibi-Wukari road, killing three police officers and a civilian.
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