
The Nigeria police have confirmed the re-arrest of notorious billionaire kidnap kingpin, Hamisu aka Wadume.
He was re-arrested in the late hours of Monday, August 19, at his hideout at Layin Mai Allo Hotoro area of Kano State.
Notorious billionaire kidnap kingpin Hamisu Bala popularly known as Wadume has confessed that soldiers aided his escape on August 6 after he was nabbed by police detectives.
In a development that triggered national outrage, two of the detectives attached to the special anti-kidnap squad of the Inspector General of Police and a civilian were killed when soldiers opened fire on them.
The suspect has now confessed that soldiers aided his escape. In a 41-second confessional video, he said :
“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.”

The police noted that Wadume’s arrest, will no doubt, help in bringing answers to the numerous unanswered questions touching on the incident and the larger criminal enterprise of the suspect.


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