The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday countered the claims of the Nigerian Army on the circumstances surrounding the killing of three policemen and a civilian by the army.
In a series of tweets on its verified Twitter handle, the police demanded answers from the Army.
The police asked, “The most important question arising from the Nigerian Army Press Release is: Where is Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume? Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume is a millionaire kidnapper arrested by the Police.
“The Force also considers it insensitive, disrespectful and unpatriotic for the Press Release by the Army to continue to describe Policemen on lawful National Assignment as ‘suspected kidnappers’ long after it had become crystal clear to the Army that these are Law Enforcement Officers who unfortunately were gruesomely murdered in the line of duty by Nigerian soldiers attached to 93 Battalion, Takum.”
The police also asked, “Why were the Police Operatives shot at close range even after they had identified themselves as Police Officers on legitimate duty as evident in the video now in circulation?”
They used the hashtag, #ProvideAnswersNigerianArmy to push their argument and it had become the number one trend on Twitter as of the time of filing this report.
Some Nigerians on Twitter have raised concerns over the publicity given the feud between the two security agencies.
Others, however, accused the police of seeking justice because they were affected.
See reactions below:
#ProvideAnswersNigerianArmy : Nigerians on twitter react as army, police feud continues
August 09, 2019
0
Tags
Share to other apps