Members of the Islamic Movement of
Nigeria have kicked against the composition
of an investigative panel of enquiry into the
recent clash between their members and
soldiers in Zaria, which left scores of their
members dead.
The members, in a statement through their
spokesman, Ibrahim Musa, expressed lack
of confidence in the constituted panel being
headed by the Area Police Commander.
The Shiites said that the Area Commander,
being of a junior officer when compared to
the perpetrators of the attack on their
members, might not be fair to all parties,
since the matter involveed a high ranking
officer of a Lt. General.
They also expressed sadness over the
inability of the Interior Minister, LT General
Abdulrahaman Dambazau, to visit injured
members who were being treated in the
Hospital, during his visit to Zaria.
The sect, however, demanded that a high
powered investigative panel be constituted,
which would be headed by a high ranking
officer. They also demanded a leader whose
members would cut across human rights
organisations and other highly respected
elder statesmen.
Part of their statement read: “The Army
authorities today evacuated the corpses
they deposited at the morgue of Ahmadu
Bello University Teaching Hospital and
buried them in unknown mass graves.
“This is a very unfortunate episode in the
massacre of innocent Muslims conducted
by the Nigerian Army.
“How can people whose parents and
relatives are all known be buried without
proper Islamic burial? This is against all
known Islamic laws and principles and even
the international laws. The Nigerian Army
has desecrated our dead.
“We hereby demand the location of the
mass burial, and the interrogation of those
who ordered the operation”.
Early this week the Federal Government
sent a high powered delegation led by the
Interior Minister, General Dambazau to
assess the situation.
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