The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the latest killing in Kaduna State by yet to be identified gunmen as announced by the state government on Friday.
MURIC described the killings as barbaric, inhuman and provocative.
In a press statement issued by the director and founder of the organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group said it wascertain that the killings were intended to truncate the general elections which are set to begin tomorrow, Saturday, 16th February, 2019.
According to the statement, “This killing is horrendous and cowardly act. It is calculated to truncate the general elections and also to provoke reactions. It is nothing but a terrorist act. No more, no less. The culprits must be apprehended. We strongly condemn the killings. Those who target vulnerable and innocent women and children for merciless killings deserve due punishment.
“These are rebellious subjects, enemies of peace. They see defeat staring at them squarely in the face in the 2019 elections. But they have decided to tow the path of violence instead of taking the expected outcome with equanimity.”
MURIC charged the Commissioner of Police in charge of Kaduna State to bring the culprits to book with immediate effect, adding that ” Steps must be taken by both the government and security agencies to prevent the crisis from escalating.”
It stressed that “The timing of the killings suggest that the culprits intend to cause mayhem capable of disrupting the general election not only in Kaduna State but in the whole country. That is why they launched their attack on the eve of the general elections. They have only used Kaduna State as a launching pad. We therefore call on the Nigerian security agencies to be on the tip-toes of alertness in order to ward off any crisis that rears its ugly head anywhere in the country particularly during the general elections.”
*Photo: Gov El-Rufai