APC condemns killing of Jumu’at Chief Imam in Zamfara

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state has condemned the brutal killing of Chief Imam of Mada Jumuat Mosque, Imam Abubakar Hassan Mada, in the state.

A statement issued on Saturday and signed by Zamfara State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris,  lamented the gruesome murder of the Imam without any cause.

“We received the sad incident of the extra judiciary killing of the innocent Sheikh by suspected vigilante group members as possible perpetrators of the heinous act and demand quick dispensation of justice against them.

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“Such acts of lawlessness seem to be taking a different and dangerous dimension with people not formally recognized by law taking the law in their hands by deciding the fate of the lives of people in the state”.

He said government must by now be aware that the killing of the Imam has been roundly condemned throughout the state, thus making it highly crucial to expedite action against the killers.

“We are calling on the government to take all the necessary steps to address the issue of blood letting of innocent citizens especially such as that of the Ulama like Sheikh Hassan Mada’s Status whose religious and moral contributions to the development of the state cannot be quantified.

“We are appealing to the security agencies to do their work without fear or favour to reveal the perpetrators of this unholy act and make their findings public in order to serve as  deterant to others” 

According to him, APC as a party will continue to support governments at all levels in the fight against banditry, kidnappings, terrorism, and other criminalities. 

“The party wishes to extend its  condolences to the Jamaatul Izalatul Biddia waikamatus Sunnah JIBWIS, Zamfara State Council of Ulama, Gusau Emirate Council, the Late Imam’s immediate family, good people of Mada and the entire Muslim Umma over this great loss,” the party prayed.