A video of the shoot out between men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and soldiers of the Nigerian, which killed three policemen has emerged.
Yaahoo Journalist understands that the policemen were said to be transporting Alhaji Hamisu, an arrested kidnap kingpin suspect, to the police headquarters in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital when they were attacked.
A statement issued by the Nigerian Police Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, said soldiers killed three policemen, who were members of the IG intelligence response team and a civilian and then released Alhaji Hamisu.
However, in a swift reaction, the Nigerian Army admitted to the shooting but maintained that the shooting of operatives of the Nigeria Police in Taraba State was done in error.
Colonel Sagir Musa, Army spokesman, said in a statement that: “On August 6, troops of 93 Battalion Nigerian Army Takum pursued and exchanged fire with some suspected kidnappers who indeed turned out to be an Intelligence Response Team from the Police Force Headquarters Abuja on a covert assignment from Abuja resulting in the death and injury of some members of the team.
“It is however understood that the Army Headquarters and the Force Headquarters of the Nigerian Police have agreed to constitute a Joint investigation Panel to be headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department, DIG Mike Ogbizi, to jointly investigate and report on the true circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident.”
