'Bola Ige’s case reminds me of my recent abduction'

Chief Olu Falae, Former Secretary to the government asked the Federal Government to find the Killers of Chief Bola Ige, Former Attorney General and Minister of justice who was shot by assassins in his Ibadan residence on December 23, 2001.

“Ige’s case reminds me of my recent abduction. I mean for somebody of my pedigree to be picked up like a goat and taken to an unknown bush is an affront to the nation. Says Olu Falae

“I am sad that Ige’s killers are yet to be found. He was the Minister of Justice and up till today his death is yet to be resolved. The Federal Government should intensify efforts at resolving the mysteries behind this murder and, most importantly, bring the murderers to book. This is the only way we can forestall further political murders”.

Falae added that “The heart of national security is intelligence and therefore urged the Federal Government to invest in security, concentrate on improving intelligence and build public trust that would allow citizens give information to the police.

The former Governor of Kaduna State, Balaraba Musa, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to be radical n resolving political murders in Nigeria.

Balaraba added that most political crimes in Nigeria were unresolved because of the stiff political competition, corruption of the possibilities of the involvement of some government officials.

He also stated, “We need a political radical to get to the roots of these mindless killings. Ige was killed during Obasanjo’s tenure yet Obasanjo’s administration didn’t resolve the killing. So, Buhari needs to be a political radical. But is he really a political radical? That is my grouse with Buhari.”

The former governor maintained that political murders remained unsolved because politics in Nigeria has become an attractive source to attain ill-gotten wealth and that President Buhari must be resolute in resolving political murders in the country.