The Army and the Police appear not to have found a common ground on the trial of suspects implicated in the killing of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) operatives by soldiers in Taraba State on August 6.
Suspected kidnap kingpin Hamisu Bala (a.k.a Wadume) was being taken to the Police Command in Jalingo, the state capital, when the operatives were attacked by soldiers believed to be loyal to Wadume.
They freed the kidnap suspect, but he was re-arrested.
The army launched a probe, but some forces are said to be mounting pressure on the authorities to treat the investigative panel’s report as “classified”.
It was learnt that the military has been reluctant to release its officers and men allegedly involved in the attack to the police for trial.
Sources said the police and the military have not found a common ground on how to go about the trial.
It was gathered that the military does not want to subjugate itself to the police, which is statutorily empowered to try the suspects.
Besides Wadume, over 13 other suspects had been under investigation since a ring behind the killings was uncovered.
