The Joint Investigative Panel set up by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja to probe the killings of three Police detectives and a civilian by troops attached to the 93 Battalion, Ibi, Taraba state, could not turned in its reports on Monday as speculated, The Nation gathered Monday.
The Panel headed by Rear Admiral Ibikunle Olaiya is yet sitting at the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) headquarters, Asokoro, Abuja, it was learnt.
The Panel is probing the circumstances surrounding the killings of the policemen and a civilian and the escape of a suspected kidnapper, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume.
Wadume was re-arrested in Kano last Tuesday by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) headed by DCP Abba Kyari.
Sources at the Defence Headquarters told our correspondent that the DHQ Panel is putting finishing touches to its report and had not communicated to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin on the date it would submit its report.
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The source said: “You guys have been disturbing us since morning. The Panel is yet sitting. The work of the Panel is not something that will be turned in just within few days. Even if they have stopped inviting witnesses for cross examinations, don’t you think they need time to look at all the material evidence before them?
“They also need time to sit and write their reports in a way that will meet the terms of reference of the Panel. I want to plead with you guys to allow peace to reign regarding this matter. When the time comes you will have all the materials you need. ”
When The Nation visited the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, it was learnt that some Principal Officers in the Directorate of Defence Information (DDI) are currently attending the Nigerian Army Directorate of Public Relations combined 2nd and 3rd Quarter study period at the Headquarters of Division 1, Nigerian Army, Kaduna.
Visitors without prior appointment were not allowed into the premises of the DIA at Asokoro, but a source said members of the Panel are yet going about their assignments within the building.
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