Wadume’s Trial Begins In Abuja, Pleads Not Guilty

The trial of a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala also known as Wadume has started at the Federal High Court, Abuja and he has pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him. The Office of the Attorney-General had last week took over the case involving Wadume and six others where the 16-count charges were amended to 12. In August 2019, the accused persons were alleged to have masterminded the killing of three policemen and two civilians that were joined to the Inspector General of Police’s intelligence response team. The team was on an assignment in the ibi area of Taraba state to arrest the suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (Wadume).