The Defence Headquarters’ Joint Investigative Panel, which was constituted on the instructions of President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the killing of three policemen in Ibi, Taraba State, has failed to turn in its report after 21 days.
Military sources said the failure of the panel to submit its report to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Abayomi Olonisakin, was delaying the trial of the army officer, Captain Tijjani Balarabe, and soldiers, who had been in military detention since the first week of August.
A top military source noted that the panel, which was inaugurated on August 9, was supposed to submit its report today (Friday), adding that the trial of culpable army personnel might not begin until the first week of September.
The DHQ joint panel, headed by Rear Admiral Ibikunle Olaiya, sat for five days at the Defence Intelligence Agency, Abuja, during which it grilled soldiers, policemen, civilians and the re-arrested Taraba kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume. Read more
