The
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has been accused of helping
the army secretly bury Shitte members that were murdered.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has revealed that Governor
Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state helped the Nigerian Army in secretly
burying slain Shiites.
According to a report by DailyPost, Falana accused El-Rufai of
failing to prosecute the soldiers that killed 347 members of the sect.
“The Kaduna State government has refused to prosecute the
soldiers who killed the 347 Shiites as recommended by the judicial
commission of inquiry which it had set up,” Falana said in a statement on Thursday.
“The Kaduna state government aided and abetted the army in the
secret burial of the bodies of the slain Shiites in a mass grave in
Mango village, near Zaria.
“As if those atrocities were not enough, the Kaduna state
government proceeded to demolish the houses of the Shiites leader, Sheik
Ibraheem Elzakzaky. Apart from witnessing the gruesome murder of three
of their children, Elzakzaky and his wife who were subjected to
horrendous brutalisation from the troops have been detained without
trial since December 14, 2015.
“Having lost his right eye, Elzakzaky has applied to seek
medical treatment abroad. But the request has been rejected by the State
Security Service. In a grand display of impunity the order of the
federal high court that the couple be released from detention and be
provided with accommodation by the government which has rendered them
homeless has been treated with disdain,” Falana added.
Also, the human rights lawyer lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari
for his refusal to order the army authorities to court martial the
soldiers involved in the killings.
“In the same vein, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces,
President Buhari has refused to direct the army authorities to
constitute a court-martial for the trial of the military officers who
issued the illegal order for the genocidal acts,” he added.
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