In response to the recent killing of an Islamic scholar, Late Abubakar Hassan Mada, in the Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State by the recently established Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (ZSCPG), on March 6, 2024, the former Nigerian senator representing the Zamfara State Central Senatorial District, Senator Kabir Marafa, stressed that the victims’ crime was that they belonged to a different political party, and that the guards were pursuing innocent citizens in the State one after another.
According to TheCable, the former Nigerian Senator representing Zamfara State Central Senatorial District, Senator Kabir Marafa said “If they are not acting the script of the state government to wipe out members of the opposition party, the state government should as a matter of urgency arrest and commence an open, thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances that led to the brutal murder of Alh Magaji Lawali and now Imam Abubakar Hassan Mada. When the government launched the CPG, we all rallied around it, given our commitment to address the insecurity challenges facing our state, but in recent times, it seems the security outfit was put together for a reason, other than to tackle the insecurity in our beloved state. One after the other, the guards are going after innocent citizens in the state. Their offense is that they belong to another political party.”
Senator Kabir Marafa called on the Zamfara State Government to address the killings of innocent people by the newly launched Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (ZSCPG).
If you could recall some days ago the newly launched Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (ZSCPG) killed an Islamic Scholar, Late Abubakar Hassan Mada in Gusau Local Government Area which caused tension in the State.
