[BREAKING]Taraba killing: DHQ panel recommends sanctions for army officer, ASP, three others

The Board of Inquiry set up by the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, over the killing of three policemen and one civilian in Ibi, Taraba State, on August 6, 2019 has recommended sanctions for five personnel of the Nigerian Army and the police.

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The board, in a statement by the DHQ on Tuesday, identified the officers to face disciplinary sanctions to include; Captain Tijani Balarabe, Sergeant Ibrahim Mohammed, Corporal Bartholomew Obanye of the Ibi Police Division, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Aondoona Iorbee, and Inspector Aliyu Dadje.

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The panel said the officers must be taken through “necessary disciplinary measures.”

It was also recommended that further investigation be conducted on Hamisu Bala, the Taraba kidnap kingpin, for gunrunning.

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