Alleged attacks: Human Rights
body, wants Tudunwada LG chairperson investigated, punished
Kola Oyelere Kano
An association under the umbrella of Human Rights Network, ( HRN,) Nigeria,has petitioned Kano state police command to investigate the Tudunwada Local Government Chairperson, Sa’adatu Salisu Yushau over allegedly organizing a dangerous political thugs attacks on some innocent Citizens
According to the Human Rights Network in a petition with number HRN/NPC/GEN/V.V192, to the Kano Command Commissioner of Police Dr Ibrahim Bakori, with a title, “appeal for intervention/investigation, urged the Security to quickly initiate thorough investigation on what they term, “nefarious activities of the Council Chairperson”,
However,the petition which was signed by the Country Director of the Human Rights Network and also a Consultant, Comrade A.A Haruna Ayagi said, one Mallam Suwidi Umar a resident of Kofar Yamma Unguwar Rariya Quarters Tudunwada Local Government complaint that the said Sa’adatu Salisu Yushau allegedly using her capacity as Chairperson on 29 August 2025 led some armed thugs and political hooligans welding dangerous arms to attack him and his workers.
The petition sighted read :”Sa’adatu Salisu Yushau using her capacity as Chairperson on 29 August 2025 led some dangerous thugs and political hooligans welding dangerous arms to attack Us and my workmen and apprentice at my workplace at Kofar Gari thereby causing us serious Injuries and the destruction of our properties worth millions of Naira”.
The Petitioner said they the Chairperson was trying to force him and his workers to vacate the place which have been given to him by the same Local Government in 1999.
The Human Rights Network said that the actions of the Chairperson has caused Suwidi Umar and his workers suffering and untold hardship which needs be addressed by the Police.
“We demand thorough investigation and prosecution into the matter to forestall further assault and to seek justice for the aggreived Persons”.
Speaking after submission of the Petition to the State Police Commissioner, the Chairman International Human Rights Commission, Nigeria office, Comrade Idi Haruna Ali, said they have visited the scene of the attacks and gathered enough information including that of eye witnesses accounts and also the evidence of the wound on the victims.
He said, “some of those who sustained injuries are of gun bullets while others were attacked with other local weapons, while their properties were destroyed.
“The information we gathered was that the Chairperson ordered that a particular structure owned by the victims be removed and they refused on her way back from an event Thugs and political hooligans attacks them”.
As at the time of filling this report all efforts made to get the reaction of the chairperson of the local government council on the allegations was not successful
However,a source who preferred anonymity said the allegation was not true adding that it has a political undertone