A civil rights organisation, Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption, has asked the Islamic Movement of Nigeria to tender an unreserved apology to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, over an assassination attempt on his life by the sect on December 12, 2015 in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The National Coordinator of the group, Gabriel Nwambu, and Women Leader, Hajia Maina Abubakar, made the demands during a media parley on Wednesday in Abuja. The group said after much investigation into the bloody clash between the army and the sect, it discovered that the Muslim group was at fault.
Nwambu stated that independent investigations revealed that the loss of lives could have been averted had all efforts to resolve the issue amicably not been resisted by the Shi’ites.
Nwambu said the right of Buratai, being a symbol of the Nigerian Army was grossly violated, adding that “an attempt to assassinate him was also made because he was ambushed.”
“We want Nigerians to get this fact very clear; based on our findings, the fact that somebody is a military personnel or an officer does not insulate him or prevent him from enjoying the fundamental human rights as entrenched in the constitution.
“We are saying he narrowly escaped death, and for those who have gone biased to say that there was nothing bad, that the army was busy killing people, it is important to note that the Sergeant in the US Marine in Wowood was murdered with just a knife. So, dangerous weapons of all sorts by the mob constitute a major threat to life.”
GCCLAC also also appealed to the Federal Government to consider the use of half-hijab by Muslim women instead of outright ban in the interest of fairness.
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