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Straight from Kuje Prison in Abuja, convicted gunrunner, Hamisu Bala (popularly known as ‘Wadume’) was received with a hero’s welcome to his hometown of Ibbi, Taraba State, on Sunday. He was reportedly driven round town in a long convoy of vehicles before visiting the palace of the traditional ruler, Alhaji Salihu Danbawuro. While many Nigerians […]
Continue ReadingThe slap on the wrist given a notorious kidnap kingpin has exposed the underbelly of the criminal justice administration in Nigeria. It also underscores the seeming hopelessness of the national security situation. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, according to reports, last month sentenced Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, to seven years imprisonment for unlawfully dealing in prohibited firearms and […]
Continue ReadingPopular Taraba State millionaire kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, to seven years without an option of fine. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered the judgment on July 22 but obtained by newsmen on Sunday. In the trial that lasted three years, Wadume was convicted on counts two and […]
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time, there was a dare-devil armed robber who ‘ruled’ the old Bendel State like a mythical king over a thousand thrones. He was believed to be invincible and had the power to appear and reappear. Some people even risked the heretic postulation that the gangster was a spirit, therefore, immortal. His name […]
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