The House of Representatives has ordered
investigation into the ‘unfortunate and unwarranted’ killing of Mr. Rinji Peter
Bala, a 300 level student of History and International Studies at the
University of Jos, Plateau State, allegedly killed by security operatives
enforcing lockdown in Jos.
The decision of the House to investigate the
killing was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Yusuf Gagdi at the
plenary on Tuesday.
He said over time, there had been several reports
of violation of rights of Nigerians by security agents in Nigeria, especially
security operatives, on internal peace keeping missions across the country.
The lawmaker expressed worry that several
incidences of extra-judicial killings by security agents in Nigeria often go
unchecked.
Gagdi equally expressed regrets and sadness by the
reckless and wanton killings of armless civilians by security operatives on
internal peace keeping missions across Nigeria.
He decried the "unfortunate and unwarranted
killing of Mr. Rinji Peter Bala, who was a vibrant 300 level student of History
and International Studies at the University of Jos by security operatives
enforcing lockdown in Jos, Plateau State.
"The victim, a 20-year-old indigene of Gungji
village, Kanke Local Government Area, was my constituent and the only son of
his parents left home strolling within his neighborhood with friends, only to
be picked up by security men on patrol and shot by one of the operatives at
close range without any form of provocation."
The lawmaker stressed that the sad event had almost
cost the fragile peace of Jos, with youths across the state trying to protest
the excesses of the security operatives, but for swift intervention of elder
statesmen and the father of the deceased, Mr. Peter Bala, who waded in to calm
frayed nerves, and promised that due process of law would be followed to ensure
that slain Bala gets justice.
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