Kaduna killings: Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi calls for probe, compensation for families of victims 

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Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi

By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi 

President Bola Tinubu has been urged to as a matter of urgency constitute an investigative panel into accidental bombing of innocent people celebrating Maulud in a Kaduna village.

The call was made by a renowned Islamic Scholar and Leader of Tijjaniyyah, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi while speaking to journalists on the development. 

The cleric said that a thorough probe of the incident will bring out the real situation calling that Government should ensure payment of compensation to the families of the Muslim ummah killed by Nigerian Army’s ‘accidental’ bombing of Tudun Biri in Kaduna State on Sunday while celebrating Maulud birthday of Prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon him.

He said that, “We want the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stamd firm to ensure justice for the affected people killed while celebrating Maulud, and punish the officers that carried out this dastardly act to prevent future occurrences.

He also called for the upholding of the “principles of protecting their diginity, protect their fundamental human rights to live, to practice their religion without hindrance and to uphold human rights and international humanitarian law.”

He commisserated with the immediate families of the deceased, the entire Muslim community in the world and in Africa , and prayed to Allah to forgive them their sons and grant them eternal rest.

The Islamic scholar also said that, “we are in pains. How the people in the air dropped bomb on innocent people whose fault is it? Is it the fault of the government or who? he queried. 

“The essence of government is to protect lives and property, but not to play with people lives, We urged for a thorough probe into the tragedy that killed scores of innocent persons”, he noted.

He said that, “we have started discussions with the Federal Government through the National Security Adviser and he pledged that they will ensure that they investigate and do justice to the victims when President return from his journey.”

Bauchi further said that, conducting a comprehensive inquiry into the unintentional bombing is critical to averting future accidents by analyzing the circumstances that led to the tragedy. 

He recollected that, “some innocent Muslims were killed  while on their way back home when they were attacked and killed by hoodlums in Jos and the recent one they just drop accidental bomb that killed them we will not agree to that.”