{"id":68263,"date":"2019-08-08T06:31:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T05:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=68263"},"modified":"2019-08-08T06:31:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T05:31:13","slug":"three-police-operatives-one-civilian-killed-by-soldiers-in-taraba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/three-police-operatives-one-civilian-killed-by-soldiers-in-taraba\/","title":{"rendered":"THREE POLICE OPERATIVES, ONE CIVILIAN KILLED BY SOLDIERS IN TARABA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu,NPM,mni\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by DCP Frank Mba said \u201cThe 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 \u2013 Jalingo Road, Taraba State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlhaji 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IGP has ordered the AIG Medicals to proceed to Jalingo to ensure concerted efforts in the treatment of the injured Police officers. 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