Wadume Has Done Well For Ibi People And Beyond, Residents Reacts To Arrest Of Kidnapper

The rearrest of millionaire Kidnapper, Hamisu Bala Wadume has unsettled the residents of Ibi, hometown of the abductor.

This is because some of the residents have expressed disappointment that they would miss his “generosity”

Recall that Wadume was rearrested on Monday evening at Lai Mai, in Alo Holo area of Kano State, by the IGP Intelligence Response Team.

Some of the residents who spoke on the arrest of the kidnap kingpin all noted that his arrest was “no good news” to the people of Angwan Motori in Serkin Kudu area of Ibi in Taraba State, adding that he was their benefactor.

“He was a benevolent philanthropist that did not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, religion or tribe.

“Wadume is constructing a mosque in our area. The project is almost completed and his arrest will stall the project,” Yahaya Maikifi Ibi, an Ibi resident said.

Michael Adi, another resident of the town said “I wish you were here to see the mood of the people. Nobody is happy over the development.

“Let’s be truthful to ourselves, Hamisu has done well for the people of Ibi and beyond.

“For some of us here, he has done well by eliminating poverty out of some families.”

Adi noted that the borehole project that had recently been inaugurated by Wadume at Serkin Kudu area of Ibi local government would be a memorable monument for the people of the area.

But a former council Boss of Ibi Local Government Council, Adasho Johnson sees the arrest of Wadume as a good development.

While noting that the arrest will lift the siege on the town by security agencies, Adasho said both the traditional leaders, the religious leaders and the community leaders lived in fear following the “indiscriminate arrest of the people of Ibi over Wadume’s escape.”

“Now that the man in the eye of the storm has been arrested, we will have a relief.

“We will also wait in good faith to know the true state of the allegations against him.”