‎Kwankwaso welcomes probe into Dadiyata’s disappearance

‎Former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has welcomed the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, for a probe into the disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. ‎ ‎Kwankwaso, in a post on his official Facebook page on Saturday afternoon, said he […]

‎Former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has welcomed the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, for a probe into the disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata.
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‎Kwankwaso, in a post on his official Facebook page on Saturday afternoon, said he was reassured by the IGP’s “decisive and long-overdue action” to investigate claims that two senior police officers were linked to the activist’s abduction.
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‎“Since his abduction in 2019, my associates and I have consistently prayed and advocated for the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and bring those responsible for his disappearance to justice,” Kwankwaso wrote.
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He urged the police to place the named officers under close surveillance to prevent interference with the process and called on the government to ensure that Dadiyata’s family receives compensation for the trauma they have endured.

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Kwankwaso also commended civil society groups and members of the public for their sustained advocacy, as well as Kano-based lawyer Abba Hikima Fagge for filing the petition that prompted the IGP’s order.
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‎Abubakar Idris, widely known as Dadiyata, was a lecturer and outspoken social media commentator believed to be a supporter of Kwankwaso.
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He was abducted from his home in Barnawa, Kaduna, in August 2019 by unidentified persons, and his whereabouts remain unknown nearly seven years later.
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‎On Friday, IGP Disu directed the Police Monitoring Unit to investigate allegations made by Muhammad Musa Kamarawa, a former aide to Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle.
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Kamarawa alleged that two officers, CSP Hussaini Gimba and CSP Hassan Gimba, had claimed responsibility for killing Dadiyata and another man, Saminu S/Fada Gusau, during “Operations Yaki” in Kadun.