They Killed Dadiyata In My Presence

Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, a former special advisor to Bello Matawalle, the former governor of Zamfara State in Nigeria and current Minister of State for Defence, has accused senior police officers of threatening him with death if he revealed his relationship with the minister during an interrogation in 2021. Kamarawa faces terrorism charges in a case before the Federal Court of Justice (FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2024) related to bandit leader Bello Turji. The charges include aiding and abetting conspiracy, supplying a military vehicle from Libya to Kachalla Halilu in 2021, valued at approximately 28.5 million naira, and providing medical assistance to Turji after attacks. Kamarawa and his co-defendants, including Abubakar Hashimu (alias "Doctor"), Samuel Chinedu, and Lucky Chukwuma, were indicted in December 2024, pleaded not guilty, and were remanded in custody in Kuje Prison. In March 2025, they were denied bail due to the risk of evidence tampering. Kamarawa also accused the officers of: - extortion, - wrongful detention, - improper search of his residence, and - confiscation of his money and personal property without due process.

At the same time, Kamarawa called on the Inspector General of Police to immediately investigate two high-ranking officers, CSP Hussaini Gimba (a Chief Superintendent of Police in Nigeria, currently stationed in Abuja. He has been involved in high-profile investigations, including interrogating suspected bandits) and CSP Hassan Gimba (a Nigerian police officer who has been recognized for his service within the Nigerian police force, particularly in the fight against armed crime. He has been commended for his dedication and recently received a promotion in recognition of his achievements), for abuse of power, intimidation, and gross violations of his fundamental human rights. According to Kamarawa, the officers allegedly conducted a biased and one-sided investigation against him, confiscated his personal belongings, and searched his home without a valid warrant. According to Kamarawa, the officers allegedly conducted a one-sided and biased investigation against him, confiscated his personal belongings, and searched his home without a valid warrant. Kamarawa was interrogated and stated that he was repeatedly warned during the interrogation not to mention his connection to Matawalle, even though he had served under him during Matawalle's tenure as governor of Zamfara State. He claimed that he received death threats. The missing activist Abubakar Idris, known as Dadiyata, and Saminu S/Fada Gusau suffered the same fate. They threatened him with death, just as they had killed Dadiyata and Saminu S/Fada Gusau, along with others, in his presence during Operation Yaki in Kaduna. But they repeatedly questioned him about his relationship with his uncle, the former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, who, on Matawalle Maradun's orders, was their primary target. Abubakar Idris (Dadiyata) was abducted from his home in Barnawa, Kaduna State, in August 2019. The lecturer and social media critic was taken in his car, and his whereabouts have been unknown ever since. His disappearance is widely considered a forced abduction. In February, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai claimed that former Kano State Governor and former APC national chairman Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was responsible for Dadiyata's abduction. 'They Killed Dadiyata In My Presence': Ex-Zamfara Gov Matawalle’s Former Aide Alleges Police Used Activist's Killing To Threaten Him | Sahara Reporters