Ejura Inquiry: Kaaka’s family calls on Chief Imam

Family of deceased social media activist Mohammed Iddrisu, popularly known as Macho Kaaka, have called on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu to intervene in request to seek for justice for their dead son, and in addition add his voice to bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.

Spokesperson for the family, Oliver Barker-Vormawor speaking at yesterday’s meeting with the Chief Imam, said, “Since last week, we requested for an audience with the IGP to raise our concerns at the highest level. That request has not been replied to or accorded any respect.”

The family cited several incidences which they say make them “lost confidence in the ability of the Police to deal with this matter fairly, diligently and with the necessary regard for its gravity.”

“We are appealing to the National Chief Imam to push for justice for these Muslim brothers. We believe that he has a very strong voice in the country. No law Court can provide the justice his voice can provide. We implore him to use the authority that has been bestowed on him to help get justice” he said.

In response, the Chief Imam, Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu, tasked his advisory board to follow up on the investigations into the killing of Kaaka.

The spokesperson for the Chief Imam, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu said “I am also concerned that nothing has come out of the investigations yet. I will get my advisory board involved in finding out why the process has been stalled and possibly fast-track the process.”

Meanwhile, the Spokesperson for the family, Nafiu Mohammed, has called on the government to release the report presented by the three-member committee that investigated the disturbances at Ejura following the death of Kaaka.

“We were told at the beginning of the Committee’s work that the emphasis was not on finding out the cause of Kaaka’s death. But we believe that the people of Ejura need justice, those who were shot at the protest need justice. The report has taken too long, we don’t know what could possibly be stalling it. We want it to be out as soon as possible” he added,

Background

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, social media activist, Macho Kaaka, was attacked by some unknown assailants in front of his house around 1:30 a.m. and left in a critical condition.

He was rushed to the Ejura Government Hospital, from where he was referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital around midday on Monday, June 28, 2021 but died on admission.

When news about his death broke, the youth of Ejura embarked on a demonstration that Monday but that was quelled by the police, with assistance from the military.

However, the next Tuesday, on their return from the cemetery, after burying Kaaka, the youth decided to demonstrate.

In the process, they clashed with the security, leading to the death of Abdul Nasir Yussif and Muntala Mohammed.