The Shiites have again petitioned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over allegations of extra-judicial killing against Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state and the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ali Audu Dabigi.
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and the chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr Solomon Arase, were also petitioned over the alleged attacks that culminated into the killings of their brothers.
The petition made available to newsmen in Abuja by the forum was dated April 23, 2024 and signed by the forum’s chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Danladi.
The letters, titled: “Petition Against Mr Uba Sani, the governor of Kaduna state and the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna for Arbitrary extra-judicial killing of seven and wounding over 30 peaceful protesters on 5th of April, 2024 in Kaduna and Zaria,” had the acknowledgment copies dated April 30, 2024, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
A copy of the petition, written to the Senate President, reads: “The above-captioned matter refers. We write to your office to intimate you on the conduct of the Kaduna State Governor and the Commissioner of Police Kaduna State upon whose instruction; the Nigerian Police opened fire with live ammunition on peaceful Pro-Palestinian protesters in Kaduna and Zaria on 5th April, 2024.
“The conflict in the Middle East between Palestine and Israel is a worldwide event that dominates the world and takes over the United Nations activities since October 2023.
“This event gave rise to worldwide protests against the killings of innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defence Forces.
“Protests have been going on nonstop in the USA, UK, France, Germany and other European Nations, including Israel itself.”
