Kano, Northwestern Nigeria— Abubakar Idris, a Kano-born academician popularly known as Dadiyata, has silently remained absent from his family after five years of agitation about his whereabouts in Nigeria.
Dadiyata’s abduction occurred in the midnight and early hours of about 1:00 am GMT on the 2nd day of August in the year 2019 at his residence in Kaduna, a state with increasing insecurity.
Many have alleged that his illegal abduction is connected to political influence, as he followed his critics of the government policies while standing firmly to support the Red Cap “Kwankwasiya Movement,” which signifies total support for the leader and presidential candidate of the opposition, the All Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), D. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
After five years of missing, Amnesty International questions his whereabouts. It reminds the government of its responsibility to protect lives and property and emphasizes the importance of bringing Dadiyata back alive and his abductors to justice.
Amnesty’s statement on Friday gives an account of the days, months, and years that accumulated to five years, four months, and eighteen days he spent missing as his family’s efforts to get help from the government to trace his whereabouts remain in vain.
His continued absence is a threat to human rights, and his family and friends are hugely experiencing a slow in mental anguish, while authorities have yet to provide any answers as regards his whereabouts. Amnesty mentioned.
His whereabouts remain unknown, and despite his family’s repeated appeals for government intervention, the authorities have yet to provide any answers.
“Dadiyata’s family and friends have been experiencing slow mental anguish for over five years,” Amnesty International stated. “What happened to Dadiyata violates a range of human rights.
The report of missing persons similar to Dadiyata is a strategy used to spread terror within society, and such roots are the feelings of insecurity that triggered enforced disappearance where human rights abuses persist without accountability”.
Therefore, as his family seeks justice, the Nigerian government should take decisive action in locating Dadiyata and build a mechanism that will strengthen security for its citizens and their properties. Amnesty International statement reads.
