Kidnap kingpin Wadume sentenced to seven years in jail
Hamisu Bala, otherwise known as Wadume, was Monday sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
Justice Binta Nyako gave the ruling without giving the convict an option of fine.
Wadume was convicted of dealing in prohibited firearms and for escaping from prison custody. The attorney-general of the federation’s office prosecuted Wadume and six others.
The others, who were earlier sentenced on July 22, are Aliyu Dadje (a police inspector), Auwalu Bala (aka omo razor), Uba Bala (aka Uba Delu), Bashir Wazlri (aka baba runs), Zubairu Abdullahi (aka Basho) and Rayyanu Abdul.
Inspector Dadje was sentenced to three years for tampering with Police records to conceal a crime.
Dadje was the Station officer at the Ibi Divisional Police Headquarters, Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State at the time of the crime.
According to Court records, Dadje tampered with entries made by the leader, Inspector Felix Adolije of the IGP, IRT team in August, 2019, by tearing off the entry page to cover up for Captain Tijani Ahmed Balarabe and his team.
Other suspects sentenced to seven years each are Uba Bala, popularly called Uba Deli and Zubairu Abdullahi, alias Basho, having been charged with illegal possession and unlawful trading in prohibited weapons.
One Mr Abdul, a resident in Kano, was sentenced to three years for harbouring Wadume after he escaped from Police custody in Ibi.
Two suspects, Auwal Bala, qlias Omo Razor and Bashir Waziri, alias Baba Runs, who were listed as 3rd and 5th defendants were discharged and acquitted for want of evidence against them.
