KATSINA, PLATEAU STATES HOLDING MINORS IN CAPTIVITY
Since
the attack on members of the Islamic Movement by security agents in
connivance with some miscreants across some states on Wednesday 12/1/16,
authorities arbitrarily arrested people and charged them to courts on
trumped up charges and remanded in prison custody.
Shamelessly
and quite surprisingly, the courts where those arrested were taken to,
have also remanded scores of minors in jail including the 4 year old
Salamatu Yunusa, being held in Jos.
This
absurdity however contrasts with what happened in Kaduna and Kano
states where tens of those arrested were released on bail being minors.
It
is surprising therefore why the case in Katsina and Plateau states
should be different, when evidence strongly suggests that the attacks in
all the states were orchestrated by a central command.
We
hereby call on the authorities in these two states to release these
minors who have by now unjustifiably spent about a week in jails. This
is an embarrassment to the nation.
In
the same vein, those who were brutalised and injured among those in
detention are yet to get proper medical attention. They are prisoners of
conscience. This is unfortunate and a gross miscarriage of justice. All
humanitarian laws recognize that prisoners should not be denied medical
treatment. This cannot be an exception.
We
also condemn in very strong words the inhuman brutality meted to IMN
members by the Army in Jos for no other reason than their faith. We
therefore call for their release without further delays.
IMN
recognizes that the recent attack on its members by security agents in
collaboration with some unemployed youths across the various states was
instigated by Kaduna state Governor Elrufai. We are aware that he has
even planned for Katsina state a vicious plot and model of how to attack
IMN members in Katsina metropolis.
This
diabolical plot involves attack whenever IMN members leave their
Islamic centre for any educational program, and the opportunity to burn
and raze our centre will be created and executed.
We
believe Elrufai is inciting hate with a view to minority cleansing in
his self styled war against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria. He already
has a case of crime against humanity, which he is frantically trying to
cover. Nevertheless this will not deter us in our pursuit of justice for
the victims of the Zaria massacre.
We
therefore reiterate our call for the unconditional release of our
Leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, his wife and all others under detention
for almost a year now. Their continued detention is a gross violation of
their fundamental human rights.
SIGNED BY
IBRAHIM MUSA
PRESIDENT MEDIA FORUM OF IMN
0805 078 6093
17/10/16
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