Wadume
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Guest Columnist
Of Wadume, Restorative Justice and Society, By Godwin Onyeacholem
The ridiculously lenient sentence recently slapped on Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume, a broad-spectrum gangster whose specialty is kidnapping…
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Inside Nigeria
Kidnap Kingpin Wadume, Sentenced to Seven Years
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume, has been convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Wadume was convicted of…
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Guest Columnist
When the Subject Sees Through the King, By Hassan Gimba
In January 2019, the Daily Trust newspaper had its Maiduguri office shut down by the military over its reportage on the…
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Inside Nigeria
Wadume: Judge’s Absence Stalls Trial of Kidnap Kingpin
The absence of Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, hindered the continuation of trial of…
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Crime
Malami: Portrait of a “Barrier-in-Chief” -By Godwin Onyeacholem
Much as one tries, it has been difficult to find something for which to commend Nigeria’s current Attorney General and…
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Inside Nigeria
Finally, Police Charge Wadume, Army Captain with Terrorism, Murder
Barely six months after Bala Hamisu, aka Wadume was allegedly assisted to escape by soldiers attached to Battalion 93, Takum,…
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Columns
Wadume, Anini The Robber, And Their Friends in Uniform, By Shola Oshunkeye
Once upon a time, there was a dare-devil armed robber who ‘ruled’ the old Bendel State like a mythical king…
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Inside Nigeria
Wadume: Soldiers Face Dismissal As DHQ Panel Concludes Report
Judgement day for the Nigerian Army personnel that took part in the killing of three policemen and a civilian in…
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Inside Nigeria
Army Captain on My Payroll, Wadume Reveals
Kidnappers’ kingpin suspect Hamisu Bala (alias Wadume) has confessed that he sent huge amount of money to an Army captain.…
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