Murder at night
It is a known fact that whatever lives shall eventually die. Death is and has always been inevitable, regardless of one’s status, affiliation, age, piety or otherwise. Death has neither passion nor compassion. If there was anything shocking on Thursday night, August 13 in Bauchi State, it was the murder of Hon. Musa Mante Baraza, […]
It is a known fact that whatever lives shall eventually die. Death is and has always been inevitable, regardless of one’s status, affiliation, age, piety or otherwise. Death has neither passion nor compassion.
If there was anything shocking on Thursday night, August 13 in Bauchi State, it was the murder of Hon. Musa Mante Baraza, a member representing Dass constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly.
Mante was lying on his sick bed in his village Baraza recuperating from the pandemic – COVID-19 when some unknown gunmen sent him to the land of no return.
These unknown men did not end their atrocity there, they went further to kidnap his wives and a year-old child. Reports indicated that these unidentified gunmen were armed robbers.
While pondering on the matter, I was impelled by sudden impulse to ask these questions:
If they were armed robbers, why did they have to kill the lawmaker? Why abduct his family?
Could this be politically motivated? Could they have been sent by someone? What do they stand to gain by this devilish act?.
The demise of the lawmaker has shocked not only his relatives but the entire State of Bauchi.
Unfortunately, only the perpetrators of this heinous act can provide answers to these questions.
As the late. Hon. Musa Mante Baraza was laid to rest, one can see how he was described by different personalities. If he were a rascal, he would have been described as such. This should serve as an example not only to politicians, but to everybody.
Remember! You may die or be killed, but your legacy and good work will live on till eternity. May the soul of all the departed rest in paradise.
Mahmud Yahaya writes from Bauchi State University, Gadau.