Why Niger East senator must be investigated

– The New Initiative for Credible Leadership (NICreL) has called for the investigation of the senator representing Niger east David Umaru over some undue comments

– The group said comments made by Umaru that the group members were sympathetic with gunrunners that killed Nigerian troops is unguarded

Senator David Umaru

The New Initiative for Credible Leadership (NICreL) has called for the investigation of the senator representing Niger east David Umaru over some undue comments.

NICReL coordinator Stephen Onwu, a Reverend said comments made by Umaru that the group members were sympathetic with gunrunners that killed Nigerian troops is unguarded.

Onwu speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, August 10, said that senator Umaru must be investigated to establish if there is a connection between him and the gang that was fabricating and hoarding weapon caches in Niger state.

Some troops of the 31 Field Artillery Brigade were killed in Bosso local government area of Niger state by individuals the military authorities have described as gunrunners.

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Senator Umaru, who is also the chairman of the senate committee on judiciary and human rights caused a lot of controversy when he said the people that attacked and killed the soldiers during the military operations were his peace loving constituents.

Onwu said: “Gunrunners, even if merely alleged so, should not get support from senior government officials and for a senator to place himself at their disposal as their official spokesperson is pure brigandage.

“The fact that the people of Niger east senatorial district are peace as Senator Umaru mentioned is enough reason for him to have personally invited the military to come and help flush out the gunrunners and any other criminal elements in the first place.

“The way he has now tried to cover the crime of those making and acquiring weapons to distribute for destabilizing other parts of the country is unthinkable. It shows a man who is not looking at the long term.

“Our prayer is that David Umaru would not learn too late that the kind of gang he is mixing with always turn against their godfathers in the end. Those who sponsored Boko Haram in the early days eventually had to flee the North East and we don’t see the senator’s situation being different in the foreseeable future.

“This is why we think the security agencies should be proactive in forestalling a repeat of what happened in the North East with Boko Haram by immediately finding out Senator Umaru’s level of involvement with the stockpiling of arms in his senatorial district,” he said.

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He further called on the eight assembly to strip senator Umaru of his chairmanship position at the National Assembly.

He said Umau’s conduct falls short of any human rights standards anywhere in the world.

Onwu added that the development in Niger east area underscores why investigations into electoral violence should be revisited as some politicians have long standing ties with criminals whom they use to rig elections while inflicting pains on innocent Nigerians

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