Hamisu Wadume, notorious kidnap kingpin has confessed how soldiers from the Nigeria army aided his escape on August 6 after he was arrested by police detectives in Taraba state.
Three police officers and a civilian were killed when soldiers opened fire on the vehicle conveying the suspect to Abuja.
Wadume, who was re-arrested by police detectives in a hideout in Kano, confessed in a video during interrogation that soldiers assisted him to escape.
In the 41-second video, Wadume, who spoke in Hausa, said, “I am Hamisu Bala also known as Wadume. The police came to Ibi and arrested me.
“After arresting me, they were taking 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.”
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