Babangida Introduced Me To Crime, I’m APC Member – Kidnap Kingpin, Wadume Makes Shocking Revelations – TheNigerialawyer

Notorious kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as
Wadume, has made some shocking revelations about his criminal
activities.

Wadume, who said he dropped out of school after junior secondary
education, also revealed that one Babangida Musa introduced him to
crime.

The kidnap kingpin also revealed that he is currently a member
of the All Progressives Congress, APC, after dumping the PDP and
helped the party win election in the presidential and senatorial
election in Ibi town.

Wadume also revealed how the policemen who arrested him were
killed by men of Nigerian Army who rescued him.

According to him, “I am 34 years old and married to four wives.
I have only four children as two of my wives are yet to conceive.
We are eight of us from my mother’s womb and my parents are dead.
Due to financial constraint, I had to drop out of school after
Junior Secondary School. I attended Government Secondary School,
Ibi,” he was quoted by Saturday Sun as saying.

“In Ibi, we are farmers and my father used to be a fisherman.
Based on the experience I got when I normally followed him to the
river, I started buying and selling fish. It is not easy to catch
it by yourself because of the waves and for fear of dying, I
decided to restrict myself and was only buying and selling fish. I
used to make as much as N5, 000 on a daily basis. I did that for
years till I gathered enough money to start my own fish pond.

“I continued in that business till six years ago when my friend
Babangida Musa introduced me to the business of buying and selling
guns. He imports them from neighbouring countries and sell to me. I
am a youth leader, so I have a strong relationship with a lot of
bad boys that is why I knew that I would surely excel in the
business.

“I started buying only AK-47 rifles from him at the price of
N400, 000 and sold them to my customers at the price of N750, 000.
Some of my customers are Yakubu Yamaza and one Halilu. Yakubu buys
them in large quantities because he normal sells the guns to Fulani
bandits and others. He is one of my constant buyers.

“Halilu is a notorious kidnapper and I preferred selling AK-47
rifles to him as a way to guarantee that he will not pick me up one
day. In fact, his gang members almost got me but when I told them
who I was, they released me. I cannot recall the number of AK-47
guns that I sold to him. I swear to God, I have never kidnapped
anybody but I know a lot of them who are kidnappers. They normally
buy AK-47 guns from me.

“I was making so much money, so I decided to use the money to
buy cars and motorcycles for commercial purpose. I am also a
politician and a youth leader. I made so much money from
politicians.

“I joined politics about 10 years ago while I was a fish farmer.
I was very active and that was why I was made the Sariki Matata
(youth leader) of Ibi town. I started as a member of Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and switched over in 2015 to All
Progressives Congress (APC). In the 2019 election, APC won the
presidential and senatorial election in Ibi town. During the
governorship election, I switched over to PDP and assisted them to
win. In politics, if you want to make money, one needs to join the
winning team. I couldn’t get the ticket of PDP or APC to contest
for State House of Assembly. Luckily, Young Democratic Party (YDP)
accepted me but I still lost the election.

“As a youth leader, money meant for the youth was given to me. I
am to mobilize them, hire thugs where necessary and make
arrangement for weapons that can be used to protect our people.
There is a lot of killing in my state, so it’s wise to always
protect yourself in-case of any attack. It was during 2015 and 2019
elections that I made so much money to acquire cars and houses.

“On the day he was rescued by some soldiers, he added “On August
7 at about 6pm, I was in my house with some family and friends when
policemen arrived and arrested me. Everyone was begging them, but
they said that I am a kidnapper and handcuffed my legs and
hands.

“On our way, we passed through three checkpoints. The first was
that of the army and after identification, they allowed us to go.
The second one was that of mobile policemen and they also allowed
us to continue. It was at the third checkpoint that we wasted a
little time but they allowed us to go after the policemen convinced
them that they were real.

“Five minutes after we left that point, an army patrol vehicle
started shooting at us. Our vehicle got hit and summersaulted
severally. When we finally crashed and stopped, everybody was alive
except for bullet wounds. The bullets hit part of my scrotum.

“The soldiers quickly rescued me and took me to a red saloon car
and we drove off immediately. Initially, I thought they were
bandits dressed in military uniform and wanted to kidnap me. It was
when we got to Captain Balarabe’s house that I knew that I
wassafe.

“The Captain was there and he called the DCO of Ibi Police
Division, one ASP Aondona Lorbee. He came to the house and told the
Captain that he could not find the key. They then brought an iron
cutter and cut the handcuffs on my hands and legs.

“I was outside when I saw the soldiers drive in with four dead
men. They dropped them on the ground and I realized that these were
the people who arrested me. I was shocked because they were all
alive after the vehicle summersaulted.

“Even the DCO saw the dead bodies and just looked at them and
left the compound. While the dead bodies were still on the ground,
I decided to find my way before anyone will know that I was there.
One of the boys that I saw in the compound used his motorcycle to
take me to the house of one of my friends, Saidu.

“By then the news of my arrest and escape has spread everywhere.
I immediately rented a speedboat and escaped to Tunga village in
Nasarawa. I slept there and also used the opportunity to contact my
family members. The ones in Ibi told me that soldiers came to the
house to look for me, that they asked that I should not allow
police to catch me. It was better for me to come to them first as
they will guarantee my safety.

“I refused to go back because I was already scared that they
killed those policemen. I knew that if they catch me, I will be
killed. I ran to my Uncle’s house in Kano. I went there because, he
is related to my late mother and the house that he is living in
belong to me. He only advised me to report myself to the police and
stop running. I decided to stay away from the border because it’s
guarded by the military and my face is now known by all.

“It was my uncle who called a doctor to treat the bullet wound
that affected my private part. It is possible that I cannot use it
again because of the damage and I discovered that when I wake up in
the morning, I no longer have erection.

“While I was hiding, friends who knew where I was collected N3
million from me. They said that they were going to use it to pay
journalists, so that they will be writing good report about me. It
was when I was arrested, that I knew that they did not do anything.
I was terrified when men in mufti broke into our house in Kano. I
thought they were hired to kill me till I discovered they were
policemen.

“I did not ask soldiers to kill anyone. I was happy they rescued
me, but I’m happier that police has rearrested me and I’m still
alive.

“I am not a kidnapper but I supply arms to different gangs. I
make enough money as a businessman. I know that I have committed a
crime selling guns; I am willing to change for good.”