Infamous kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, known as Wadume has been freed after serving a seven-year jail term. Wadume was sentenced to seven years in prison following his arrest and arraignment on kidnapping charges in August 2022.
Infamous kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala , known as Wadume has been freed after serving a seven-year jail term. The spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service , , Abubakar Umar , confirmed Wadume 's release. READ ALSO: Kidnap kingpin, Wadume bags seven years imprisonment Wadume was sentenced to seven years in prison following his arrest and arraignment on kidnapping charges…
He escaped police custody while being transported to Abuja from Ibi. He was aided by some soldiers belonging to 93 Battalion, Takum which at that time was led by one Captain Tijjani Balarabe who allegedly shot at police personnel conveying Wadume.Wadume was later rearrested by the police in Kano and charged to court in February, 2020 alongside Balarabe and 18 others.
He said “Those who are supposed to received stiff penalty for atrocities they committed are being pampered and given all sorts of leverages to come back and continue with their atrocities. “Now somebody who has committed these huge atrocities against innocent people is being given few years of jail term and is now released.
A power expert, Mr Chinedu Bosah, has urged the Federal Government to review the 300 per cent increase in electricity tarifflp recently introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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