THE Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has directed the Police Monitoring Unit to investigate allegations linking two senior police officers, CSP Hussaini Gimba and CSP Hassan Gimba, to the disappearance and alleged killing of Abubakar Idris.
News Point Nigeria reports that the directive followed a series of petitions submitted on Friday by Kano-based activist and human rights lawyer, Abba Hikima.
The petitions, seen by our reporter and addressed to the IGP, drew attention to claims made by Muhammad Musa Kamarawa, a former Senior Special Assistant to the immediate past Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle.
Kamarawa alleged that the officers threatened him, claiming they had killed Dadiyata and others in his presence at Operations Yaki in Kaduna.
In one of the petitions, the law firm stressed that if the allegations were false, a transparent investigation would help clear the officers’ names.
However, the petition argued that if the allegations were found to be true, justice must take its course “irrespective of rank, office or influence.”
The petitions also highlighted growing public concern over Dadiyata’s disappearance and called for the constitution of an independent investigative panel to uncover the truth behind the case.
Acknowledging receipt of the petitions, the IGP, through his Principal Staff Officer, CF Lateef Adio Ahmed, confirmed that the matter had been referred to the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Monitoring Unit for immediate action.
The letter further assured the petitioners of the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to justice and accountability.
Dadiyata, a lecturer and social media activist, was abducted from his residence in Barnawa, Kaduna, in August 2019.
Since then, his disappearance has remained one of the country’s most high-profile unresolved cases, triggering widespread calls for answers, justice and accountability from civil society groups and concerned Nigerians.
