The member representing Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta federal constituency of Sokoto state, Balarabe Shehu Kakale has called on security agencies in the state to call the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the constituency, Nasiru Shehu (alias Bobo) to order against repeated political violence allegedly linked to him.
This is contained in a statement titled: “CONDEMNATION OF REPEATED VIOLENCE AND DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF NASIRU SHEHU BOBO (APC FLAG BEARER OF BODINGA/DANGE-SHUNI/TURETA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY)”, which he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Monday.
“I write to condemn in the strongest terms, the repeated reckless and barbaric political violence that has become the second name of Nasiru Shehu (Bobo), the APC flag bearer of the Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta Federal Constituency, the latest round of such violence happened just yesterday Sunday 20th Oct 2022, when he visited Tureta LGA and which resulted in the unfortunate death of two innocent young people vis YAHUZA ABUBAKAR (18yrs) and TSALHA HARUNA (35yrs) and left RABO HANTSI DABO and BELLO ABDULLAHI and dozens of others with various degrees of life threatening injuries,” Kakale alleged.
He further alleged that Bobo is in the habit of “multiple violations of extant laws of the Federation – Police Act, Road Traffic/Safety, Peace and Public order Acts, the Electoral Act, Prohibition of Money Laundering Act, VAPP Act, Child Rights Act, the Human Rights Act and the CBN Act.”
According to him, Bobo “always drops the respected names of the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammadu Mai Gari Dingyadi (Katukan Sokoto) and the IGP Usman Alkali Baba(CFR) as having given him full Security/Police privileges as a contestant.”
Read the statement below:
I hereby on behalf of the good people of Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta Federal Constituency condemn in the strongest terms the repeated reckless and barbaric political violence that has become the second name of Nasiru Shehu (Bobo) the APC flag bearer of the Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta Fed Constituency, the latest round of such violence happened just yesterday Sunday 20th Oct 2022, when he visited Tureta LGA and which resulted in the unfortunate death of two innocent young people vis YAHUZA ABUBAKAR (18yrs) and TSALHA HARUNA (35yrs) and left RABO HANTSI DABO and BELLO ABDULLAHI and dozens of others with various degrees of life threatening injuries.
The incident happened when in his usual style of recklessness and multiple violations of extant laws of the Federation – Police Act, Road Traffic/Safety, Peace and Public order Acts, the Electoral Act, Prohibition of Money Laundering Act, VAPP Act, Child Rights Act, the Human Rights Act and the CBN Act shamelessly and illegally throws Moneys/Naira notes on the road in a high speed chase with his convoys of Drugs loaded, Dangerous weapons bearing Touts, Political thugs and Area boys which resulted in accidents, injuries and Deaths.
In his characteristic specter of violence and abuse of Security Agents, whence he always drops the respected names of the Hon Minister of Police Affairs Alh Muhammadu Mai Gari Dingyadi (Katukan Sokoto) and the IGP Usman Alkali Baba(CFR) as having given him full Security/Police privilages as a contestant, he orders Security Agents in his convoys to shoot at delegates, illegally arrested and detained people at the APC primaries held on May 28th 2022, resulting in gun-shot injuries to at least 3 people and other wide ranges of destruction of properties and businesses in Bodinga.
Again on 13th July 2022, during the House of Assembly re-run primary election in Bodinga, ‘Bobo’ in his usual violence and Security Agents abuse and trigger itching behaviour played a central role in mobilising security agents to distrupt and disperse delegates using excessive force, firing of live rounds, tear gas and illegal arrest and detention leading to multiple injuries and chaos in business environment of the commercial city of Bodinga.
Again sometimes in August 2022, Nasiru Shehu (Bobo) ordered the beating and detention of youths by Security Agents attached to him when he visited the Palace of District Head of Bodinga. It took the timely intervention of the District Head of Bodinga and other Communìty Leaders to restore calm in the commercial town of Bodinga.
All these incidents are not mere allegations as they are well documented and verified by the communities involved the SSS and other security institutions and stakeholders.
It’s seems the young Nasiru Shehu Bobo is carving an inglorious reputation of Violence and Lawlessness on to himself and his name within a short period of his political experimentation. I wish he could have a rethink and play politics by the rules as done by all other dozens of young and youthful Sokoto state politicians (across party lines) contesting various positions to serve the good people of Sokoto state.
Honour, Diginity, Peace and Piety is Sakkwato and that is who we are as Sakkwatawan Shehu and not any other thing otherwise.
Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta are a peace loving and law abiding people and are calling on all authorities concerned particularly the Hon Minister of Police Affairs and the IGP ( A nonpartisan Public officer) (Whose names Nasiru Shehu Bobo always drops when committing political violence), our Traditional and Religious Leaders, the Commissioner of Police, the SSS, NDLEA Sokoto state and relevant ACs, DOs and DPOs of the Fed Constituency to immediately investigate the violent political and law breaking activities of Nasiru Bobo, call him to order and enforce the relevant extant laws to avoid further degeneration of the fragile peace and order in this federal constituency that is already reelling in the pains of the havocs of Banditry, Kidnapping, Cattle theft and other crimes.
Finally those who take pleasure and pride in political violence, maiming and killing of innocent citizens of Sokoto state should surely await their day in Court!
Signed: Hon Balarabe Shehu Kakale MHR.
Member Representing the Largest Federal Constituency and the Economic and Security Gateway of Sokoto state. Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta.
21/11/2022.
