Following reports that the Federal Government has ordered
the re-opening of investigations into the murder of Bola Ige and
Aminasoari Dikibo, the family of late Chief Marshall Harry wants it
extended to his death.
Mr Sonny Marshall-Harry, the oldest son of the slain politician who was murdered in his bedroom on March 6, 2003, made an appeal in an interview on Saturday in Port Harcourt,
expressing doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari had given order to
probe the killing of Chiefs Bola Ige and Aminasoari Dikibo without
including his late father. He said that he was confident that his
father’s case would be included anytime Buhari decided to probe
political killings in the country.
NAN reports that some
national dailies reported that Buhari had ordered the Acting
Inspector-General of Police, Mr Idris Ibrahim, to re-open investigations
into the killing of Ige and Dikibo.
In my view and that of my younger brother, Inye Harry, that headline may have been manufactured by the media.
The
Buhari we know will include our late father’s case if truly he was the
one that gave that order. We say this because we have everyday
relationship, physical or through phone calls, with the president, he
said.
According to Marshall-Harry, his late father
was one of the first few Nigerians to talk Buhari into his presidential
race in 2003 and he worked tirelessly for him.
He was eventually murdered in his bedroom while dreaming of Buhari presidency.
In
fact, when the assassins killed him, their last words were, `Buhari to
be president na for mouth’, meaning that for Buhari to be president
could only be said.
Do not forget, the murder took place before one of my younger sisters, who narrated to us what happened in the room that night.
It
is a well calculated campaign by a small insignificant portion of the
media to provoke the family and ultimately put us on a collision course
with the president.
This
is a drama, and as a family, we collectively forbid it as we wish Buhari
the best of luck in his genuine quest to rebuild Nigeria,’’ he said.
The
family of the former Vice-Chairman, South-South of the defunct All
Nigerian People Party (ANPP), said they were hopeful that the president
would revisit the case.
