More details have emerged about the three policemen who were shot dead by soldiers at a military checkpoint, in Taraba State, on Tuesday.
The slain cops, Igbere TV gathered, were led on the mission by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Felix Adolije, of the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
The names of the officers were given as Usman Danzumi, a sergeant; Mark Ediale, a police inspector; and Dahiru Musa, another sergeant.
The team was said to be part of operatives who rescued the District Head of Daura and in-law to President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Musa Umar in Kano State and arrested 13 suspects involved in his abduction in Daura, Katsina State, on May 1, 2019.
The police said on Friday, that the team was one of the best and most highly trained IRT teams in the country.
Igbere TV further learnt that the slain cops were part of the teams responsible for the arrest of the notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans in Lagos.
According to a police source, in Abuja, the men also took part in the arrest of 22 Boko Haram terrorists who abducted over 200 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno State in 2014.
“They similarly participated in the arrest of Umar Abdulmalik, the overall Boko Haram Commander in the North-Central, Nigeria and several of his group members”, he said.
“They arrested the kidnappers of two Americans and two Canadian citizens in Kaduna State and most recently, they took part in the rescue of Magajin Garin Daura in Kano State during which 13 suspects who carried out the abduction were arrested in Kano”, the source added.
He lamented the alleged release of Hamisu by the soldiers who attacked the IRT team, describing the incident as sad.
The Nigerian Army has, however, promised to collaborate with the police to investigate the incident.
