ABUJA – The Coalition of Northern Teams (CNG) has strongly condemned the tragic abduction and brutal homicide of the Emir of Gobir, His Highness Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa.
An announcement on Thursday issued by Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi,Nationwide Coordinator of CNG, mentioned this heinous act isn’t solely an assault on the monarch and the revered conventional establishment but in addition a grave assault on the collective conscience of the society.
Charanchi mentioned “That is completely unacceptable. It mustn’t ever be repeated.”
The CNG, equally, strongly condemned Sokoto State Authorities for its despicable, non-chalant and lackadaisical angle towards the dealing with of the plight of the late Emir which led to the unlucky homicide within the hand of the bandits.
This, CNG mentioned, “depicts manifest incompetence and utter demonisation of our cultural and non secular heritage from the Authorities that’s supposed to advertise preservation of our custom and pedigree.
“The CNG is deeply involved that the Authorities has didn’t prioritise the safety and well-being of its individuals, as a substitute selecting to entangle safety points and conventional establishments within the net of political maneuvering.
“The CNG notes that the governor should confine politics to its correct area and chorus from extending it to vital areas equivalent to safety and the preservation of our royal establishments.
“It’s obvious that the federal government is putting politics above governance and, extra disturbingly, above the lives of the individuals.
“The CNG observes that the governor has clearly surrendered the monarch to the bandits significantly after the emergence of the emir’s video in essentially the most dehumanised and humiliated method pleading for his life and freedom just for the governor to show a blind eye.
“The resultant carefree of the federal government depicts the best type of irresponsibility that even an animal kingdom can envy.”
The CNG additional decried that though there have been incidents of abductions of conventional rulers significantly in Zamfara, this abominable homicide stays essentially the most devastating that has sunk the collapse of the safety into the ditch of despair.
The CNG, subsequently, “extends its heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the emirate and good individuals of Gobir; to the great individuals of Sokoto; to the Sokoto Sultanate and the Sultan; to the normal establishments and your complete individuals of northern Nigeria and the nation at massive.
“It is a colossal loss that pains all through our nation and serves as a reminder on the pressing want for decisive motion.
“The CNG additional expresses its deepest commiseration to all of the individuals and their households who’ve been killed, victimised or affected by the mindless murders.
“We sympathise and empathise with one and all in these troublesome moments in our historical past as a individuals.
“For these nonetheless languishing within the bandits’ den, it’s completely repugnant with human civility for anybody to stay underneath such merciless circumstances.
“We pray that Might Almighty God would save them from captivity throughout diversified huge expanse of felony hideouts within the North.”
The CNG strongly tasked the Police, the Division of State Safety (DSS) and different related safety personnel to completely examine allegations in opposition to Hon. Aminu Boza of being the sponsor of the kidnapping and the homicide of the monarch.
“That is essential to unravel the reality behind the allegation and maintain these accountable accountable.
“Hon. Boza have to be interrogated alongside his shut associates to ascertain or refute the declare that purportedly emanated from the bandits,” the assertion mentioned.
The CNG calls on governments in any respect ranges to recommit themselves to genuinely addressing the safety challenges which have plagued Northern area and rendered the residents hopeless, including that“The safety of lives and property have to be the highest precedence, and each effort have to be made to revive peace and stability to our communities.”
