Sowore Demands Probe Of El-Rufai, Ganduje, Others Over Dadiyata’s Disappearance

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has called on the Nigerian Police to invite prominent political leaders including former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai; former Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, over the disappearance and purported killing of activist, Abubakar Idris, popularly called Dadiyata.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, the activist questioned the credibility of the police to carry out a credible investigation into the case of high-profile politicians.

He later called for the setting up of a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to summon and investigate the four former political office-holders alongside a former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for clarity on the issue.

“I want to state clearly that I do not trust the Nigeria Police Force’s IGP Monitoring Unit to investigate the disappearance and presumed killing of Dadiyata. They cannot be trusted to impartially investigate high profile politicians and powerful interests who may be connected to this case. Let there be a judicial commission of enquiry!

“They should invite former governor of Kano State, @Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje then DSS DG, Yusuf Bichi and then iGP, and probably former AGF Abubakar Malami, SAN they were involved,” Sowore wrote.

Recall that Dadiyata, a lecturer and outspoken social media commentator based in Kaduna, was abducted from his residence in Kaduna State by unidentified persons, and has been missing for nearly seven years.

On Friday, the incumbent Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Police Monitoring Unit to investigate a petition seeking a probe into allegations linking two senior police officers to the alleged killing of Dadiyata.