Judge's Absence Stalls Trial of Alleged Kidnap Kingpin, Wadume
The trial of the alleged Taraba State kidnap kingpin, Mr Bala Hamisu, popularly called Wadume, before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, was on Monday stalled following the absence of the trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako.Wadume alongside six other co-defendants are standing trial on a 13-count amended criminal charge bordering on terrorism, kidnapping, continual to detain and collection of a ransom of N106m among others.
However, attempts by the police to arraign the defendants since February this year was not successful until the AGF took over prosecution. The 10 soldiers attached to the 93 Battalion in Takum, Taraba State, allegedly helped Wadume to escape from the policemen taking him to Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, after he was arrested in Ibi, a part of the state, on August 6, 2019.
However, the AGF in a statement had dismissed claim that the names of the,10 soldiers were dropped in the Wadume’s case. “It is in the interest of justice to accord speedy trial to the accused persons that are readily available to stand trial as against delaying at the expense of other co-accused persons who in the peculiarity of this case are not available for immediate arraignment.
Those arraigned alongside Wadume include; , Aliyu Dadje, Auwalu Bala , Uba Bala Bashir Wazlri , Zubairu Abdullahi and Rayyanu Abdul.
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