Shiites Reject El-Rufai’s Judicial Panel

The judicial panel of Inquiry about to be set up by the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, apparently to investigate the incident which resulted in the killing of many people, alongside the arrest of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has been rejected by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiites.The group also lambasted the governor for allegedly making statements that are indicting against Shiites sequel to recent confrontation between it and the Nigerian army in Zaria.Shiites specifically made a declaration that they have no confidence in the judicial panel of inquiry to be set up by the state government.It would be recalled that El-Rufai had in a radio and television broadcast on Thursday announced the setting up of a panel to investigate the clash, even as he imposed a ban on processions on public highways and other public places.According to the governor, “Like the previous attack, this second assault on Gabari also took three lives. The alleged bone of contention was that the El-Zakzaky movement wanted to take over a mosque they did not build in Gabari.“The mosque had been sealed by the authorities following the collapse of the arrangements that had enabled various sects to amicably share its usage.“In the last two weeks, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria has also illegally occupied federal roads. Over a period of four days, they took over one side of the federal expressway between Kaduna and Zaria, and the roads to Kano and Katsina. They entered schools, along these routes, using them as rest and recreation points without notice or permission or any concern about the disruption of academic activities.”