The office of the attorney-general of the federation has
taken over the case of Hamisu Bala, a suspected kidnap kingpin better known as
Wadume.
A botched attempt arrest to Wadume had led to the killing of
three policemen and a civilian in Taraba state. But he was rearrested.
The inspector-general of police in February filed a 16-count
charge bordering on terrorism against him.
Wadume is charged alongside Tijjani Balarabe, an army
captain suspected to be involved in the killing of the policemen in an attempt
to free Wadume, and 18 others.
At the hearing of the case on Wednesday, Shuaibu Labaran, a
senior counsel from the ministry of justice, informed the court that the AGF
has taken over the prosecution of the matter.
He asked the court to grant a short adjournment to enable
the AGF to study the case file in order to take appropriate actions.
“The AGF has taken over the prosecution of this case,” he
said
“We have received the file and noticed that there are about
20 defendants from the charge.
“So there is a need for us to review the charge and also
liaise with the arresting agency to ensure that all the defendants are brought
to court. We will do all that is necessary to ensure that justice is done in
the matter.”
Binta Nyako, the judge, adjourned the matter till June 8 for
re-arraignment of the defendants.
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