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We’ll get justice for ‘murdered’ robbery suspects – Muntaka

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General News of Thursday, 23 November 2017

Source: citifmonline.com

2017-11-23

Muntaka Mubarak Zongo FaceMuntaka Mubarak, MP for Asawase

The Member of Parliament for Asawase constituency, Muntaka Mubarak, has declared his resolve to ensure justice for two suspected criminals who were recently shot while in Police custody.

Awudu Osman, also known as Awudu Ninja, was shot and killed by Police with his alleged accomplice Lukeman Mohammed, also known as Alfa, after they allegedly attempted to escape custody.

Relatives of Osman have since intensified their call for justice for the deceased, after they had given government and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) a three-day ultimatum to investigate the death.

The situation prompted Muntaka to raise the matter on the floor of Parliament, where he requested that the Interior Minister be made to appear before MPs to speak to the matter.

‘Killed’ robbery suspects were terrorizing residents – Dery

Though the Interior Minister had explained that the two were shot because they had been terrorizing residents in the area, Muntaka dismissed these claims, saying one of the suspects, Awudu Osman, is a man of sound character and could not have been an armed robber.

“They said that for Lukeman [other suspect], he was on their wanted list since 2016. They should produce a record whether they’ve even arrested Awudu before. He has never been arrested over an argument yet he has been brutally murdered by the Police in the name of armed robbery,” said Mr. Muntaka.

“You [Police] are not making the country even believe that you are really interested in getting to know exactly what happened so we can take that opportunity to stop the brutality within the police administration. I am very saddened, but I’m assuring that this is not the end. We are all following this autopsy..” he added.

Mr. Muntaka, who was at the funeral of the deceased on Sunday, reiterated his resolve to get to the bottom of the matter, saying “I am assuring the family to be calm. Two wrongs will not make a right, but this will never be over until we get justice.”

The Asawase MP, who had visited the pregnant widow of one of the deceased persons, had indicated that she was still traumatized over the incident, and feared her children and other relatives could be stigmatized in the future.

The family is yet to get a copy of an autopsy report which was handed to police by doctors on Thursday.

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