Taraba ‘kidnap kingpin’ was a ‘generous friend’ of soldiers, paid N1.5m ransom for an abducted soldier

Soldiers who opened fire on three policemen in Taraba state were ordered by a captain, New Telegraph quoted sources as saying. The officer is believed to be part of those benefiting from the largesse of Hamisu Wadume, the suspected kidnap kingpin whom the police officers had gone to arrest. A source was quoted as saying the wanted kidnap suspect, who has been generous to soldiers in Ibi, paid a ransom of N1.5 million when one of the soldiers was kidnapped few months ago. While the police had accused the army of…

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FEMALE MINISTER IN 3.1BN PRIVATE JET SCANDAL

In what is seen as a reprisal attack, fresh allegations are flying over mounting profligacy by another female minister in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. One of the remaining two super-female ministers is being alleged to be wasting billions from public purse to maintain a private aircraft.
A group, Concerned Aviation Professionals (CAP) in a petition to President Goodluck Jonathan against the minister whom they described as celebrated but most controversial in the history of Nigeria said she has committed up to N3.120 billion in maintaining the jet devoted to…

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