Nigerian Police / Nigeria Army Face-off; Three Police Operatives, One Civilian Killed By Soldiers In Taraba (SEE PHOTOS)

The Nigeria police headquarters has released a statement which was made public via their twitter handle @PoliceNG. They reveal how soldiers attacked them after they picked a kidnap kingpin in Taraba, even after revealing their identity and mission, They were still attacked and in the process, killed 3 policemen, a civilian and freed the suspect.

Here the full statement here.


THREE POLICE OPERATIVES, ONE CIVILIAN KILLED BY SOLDIERS IN TARABA
•Kidnap Kingpin set free
•IGP orders full-fledged investigations

The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu,NPM,mni  has ordered full-fledged investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of three (3) Police operatives and one (1) Civilian, and serious injury to other Police operatives, who were on investigation activities to Ibi, Taraba State, to arrest one Alhaji Hamisu indicted in a series of high-profile kidnap incidents in the State.

The Police Operatives, led by ASP Felix Adolije of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) reportedly came under sudden attack and serious shooting by soldiers of the Nigerian Army, along Ibi – Jalingo Road, Taraba State.

The Operatives, who were taking the arrested suspect, Alhaji Hamisu to the Command Headquarters in Jalingo, were shot at severally by the soldiers despite sufficient proof that they are Police personnel on legitimate duty.

Three Policemen (comprising one Inspector and two Sergeants) and one civilian died as a result of gunshot injuries sustained in the attack while others sustained serious gunshot wounds. The soldiers thereafter released the handcuffed suspect, Alhaji Hamisu, who is now on the run.

Alhaji Hamisu, a notorious kidnap kingpin, has been on the Police wanted list for his complicity in several high-profile kidnap cases including the recent abduction of an Oil-Mogul in Taraba State wherein a ransom of about One Hundred Million Naira (N100,000,000) was paid.

The IGP has ordered the AIG Medicals to proceed to Jalingo to ensure concerted efforts in the treatment of the injured Police officers. The remains of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue.

Meanwhile, the Force has commenced full investigation into the bizarre and unfortunate incident.
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In summary....

So Nigerian Police arrested a kidnap kingpin in Taraba, who allegedly collected 100M in ransom;
While transporting him to the station, they were attacked by Nigerian Soldiers; 3 police officers and one civilian were killed, the soldiers set the suspect free.
More  of a movie right?

However, the army has responded...

So much for a collaboration between the two security agencies.