{"id":675375,"date":"2019-08-08T05:29:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T05:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">The police on Wednesday announced the killing of three officers and severe injuries on other personnel after Nigerian soldiers opened fire on a police team in Taraba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body"},"modified":"2019-08-08T05:29:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T05:29:32","slug":"nigerian-soldiers-kill-three-police-officers-injure-others-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/08\/nigerian-soldiers-kill-three-police-officers-injure-others-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Soldiers Kill Three Police Officers, Injure Others &#8211; Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">The police on Wednesday announced the killing of three officers and severe injuries on other personnel after Nigerian soldiers opened fire on a police team in Taraba.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"17\">The incident occurred along Ibi-Jalingo Road, police said. The officers were of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT).<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"25\">Felix Adolije, an assistant police superintendent, led the officers to the state to arrest a suspected kidnap kingpin whom the police identified as &#8216;Alhaji Hamisu.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"24\">The police officers &#8220;came under sudden attack and serious shooting by soldiers of the Nigerian Army,&#8221; police spokesperson, Frank Mba, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"33\">The officers were taking Mr Hamisu to the Command Headquarters in Jalingo when the soldiers opened fire on them &#8220;despite sufficient proof that they are police personnel on legitimate duty,&#8221; the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"22\">A civilian was also killed alongside the inspector and two sergeants by the soldiers, while an undisclosed number of others sustained injuries.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-a-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\">&#8220;The soldiers thereafter released the handcuffed suspect, Alhaji Hamisu, who is now on the run,&#8221; the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"38\">The police identified Mr Hamisu as a notorious kidnap kingpin who has been on the police wanted list for his alleged complicity in several high-profile kidnap cases, including the recent abduction of an oil dealer in Taraba State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"20\">The oil dealer, who was not named in the police statement, paid N1 million to regain his freedom, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">An assistant inspector-general has been sent to the state to coordinate treatment of the injured police officers. The remains of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"24\">Inspector-General Muhammad Adama has ordered an urgent investigation into &#8220;the bizarre and unfortunate incident,&#8221; Mr Mba, a deputy police commissioner, added in the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"21\">Sagir Musa, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, did not immediately return requests for comments from PREMIUM TIMES on the incident.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.story-footer-link--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The police on Wednesday announced the killing of three officers and severe injuries on other personnel after Nigerian soldiers opened fire on a police team in Taraba. The incident occurred along Ibi-Jalingo Road, police said. The officers were of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT). 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