From Desmond Mgboh, Kano and Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some Islamic groups have condemned the recent bombing of the Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by the military.
The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, yesterday, described the incident as “heartrending and agonising given that the victims were harmless Nigerians who were observing their religious rites.
“The fact that the area was bombed twice raises serious concern and questions which border on intelligence gathering, information processing, synergy, command and operation control coordination in the security system. The PDP calls on the Federal Government to immediately commence an independent system-wide inquiry to dispassionately investigate this sad and unfortunate episode.
Also, members of different Islamic groups in Kano State, which cuts across the Tijaniyya ,Qadiriya, Shittes and Izala sects in the state, also rejected the explanation by the Federal Government that the ill fated tragedy was a mistake.
Addressing a press conference, yesterday, at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in the state, Spokesperson of the group, Abubakar Rabo, called for an open prosecution of those behind the killings as well as an independent investigation into the incident.
He said: “We call for an independent investigation into the matter, in the same vein, we are worried that the president cannot even visit the place to condole the affected families.”