Anyim Pius Anyim, the Former President of the Senate has plainly condemned the horrible murder of Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto State on May 13.
His condemnation came less than 24hrs after former vice president, Atiku Abubakar deleted his posts of criticizing the act and went ahead to deny knowledge of the posts that were made via his verified Facebook and Twitter pages.
Atiku who has always spoke of bringing a detrabalized Nigeria disappointed alot of his supporters for not condemning the cruel act which the Saultan himself did not waste time to condemn.
Mr Anyim in a statement personally signed in Abuja on Friday, described the killing as cruel, illegal, callous and inhuman, insisting that there was no place in a modern democracy such as Nigeria for jungle justice and killing of human beings illegally.
Mr Anyim noted that Ms Yakubu deserved to have been put through the full process of the law which has adequate punishment for all offences including the one she was accused of.
“We cannot afford now to add religious intolerance to the plethora of problems bedeviling our country.
The PDP presidential aspirant therefore admonished security agencies to carry out rigorous investigation into the ugly incident with the aim of bringing those involved for the unlawful murder of a promising Nigerian to justice as soon as possible.
“I condole with the immediate family and friends of Yakubu over this painful death and irreplaceable loss,” Mr Anyim said.
“I pray that God Almighty, in His infinite mercy, grants the soul of Deborah a peaceful repose and to those she left behind, the strength and courage to bear the loss.”
SKJ