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A large crowd of people trooped out to welcome Hamisu Bala, better known as ‘Wadume’, to his hometown in Ibbi, Taraba State, on Sunday, after serving his jail term for offences of kidnapping and others.

Wadume, who was arrested by men of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of Inspector-General of Police, in 2019, was released from Kuje Prison in Abuja, on Saturday.

He was said to be received by thousands of people, including youths and women in Ibbi town.

A resident of Ibbi town said the town stood at standstill for Wadume, who was described as a philanthropist and local politician before his arrest.

He was driven round the town and thereafter proceeded to visit the Chief of Ibbi chiefdom, Alhaji Salihu Danbawuro, at his palace.

Wadume told the traditional ruler that he was at the palace to thank the chief and the entire people of his chiefdom.

He said throughout his trial, the chief and his subjects stood firmly with him and prayed for his safety and good health while in prison.

The chief, Danbawuro, told Wadume that he and his subjects were happy that he was out of prison.

LEADERSHIP recalls that during the attempt to arrest him in 2019 by the IRT over alleged kidnapping, he had enlisted the help of a Captain of the Nigerian Army, who aided his escape from Police custody when the vehicle of the IRT was stopped at a military checkpoint by gunfire and labelled as kidnappers instead, who had attempted at kidnapping Wadume.


Residents of Ibbi town consequently pounced on the Policemen for daring to kidnap their benefactor, killing about three of the elite Policemen and injuring others, a development that attracted national attention to the ugly incident.

Wadume went into hiding thereafter for days before another IRT team led by the now suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, smoked him out from his hideout in Kano metropolis of Kano State.

https://leadership.ng/just-in-kidnap-kingpin-wadume-receives-heroic-welcome-in-taraba-after-jail-term/

Tinubu is Wadume, Wadume is Tinubu. No long things.

Naijeria

Sometimes i feel we need vigilante snipers in this country


So when FG makes bullshit democracy judgment.
No Wahala, do ur tym.. If u survive prison, get parole, come out and get shot by a sniper. Headshots only.

Mayb I'll start recruiting.. One shot, Job done.

Reminds me off Ibori and how PDP used to rent crowd under GEJ. Nigeria is fantastically corrupt for a reason.
The elites be looking at the poor like incompetent criminals who lost out in the jungle dynamics.

But why do Nigerians regardless of tribe or religion always celebrate criminals??!!

From Dokubo to Kabaka to Shina Rambo to Tinubu to Hushpuppi to Mompha to IBB to Ibori.


This is very worrisome o.

Why was he released so soon? or was he granted an amnesty?

Wadume is Malami boy , Malami withdrew the case of those soldiers involved in the kidnap, before Malami left the office, he quickly made judge to give Wadume three years instead of life imprisonment, today he has done that three years.... MALAM is a known criminal

So soon?

Well! What changes? He only went on vacation, he will resume back to business. This is the same person whom because of him, some policemen lose their lives. Shithole

Zoo is an understatement.

A kidnapper should serve a minimum of 20 years. If more investigations are done and one of his victims was killed, the kidnapper should face death penalty or life jail.

Nigeria is just a crime scene that Angels in heaven tune to to entertain themselves when they are bored

Nigeria 🇳🇬, the only CORNtree 🌽 in the world that celebrates thieves and men of questionable characters






Not just Wadume, the old man in Aso Rock is another example

what a country that protects the criminals

IPOB will wish this for Kanu but the guy is trapped in the zoo.

Poor value system.

Juliusganduje:
Tinubu is Wadume, Wadume is Tinubu. No long things.

This is the effects of Mkpumiri. Say no to drugs. Alade

So those police officers that died in the hands of the army while they transporting wadume died in vain, while the soldiers that killed them are free men

If Tinubu could become president with all his baggage, why won’t Wadume dare to dream?

It’s one of the consequences of allowing a drug lord snatch power and run away with it.

dey will soon give him one political post

A mega kidnapper released after just 3yrs?
Nigeria is not a country