President Buhari yesterday, directed the
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to re-open investigation
into the unresolved murder of former Attorney-General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, and ex-Deputy National Chairman,
South-South, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Aminosari Dokubo, and fish
out the perpetrators.
The
killing of the two personalities caused national outrage, with Nigerians
calling on the government of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to fish out the
killers who have still not been found. Recall that Chief Bola Ige was shot dead
in his bedroom in Bodija, Ibadan, home at about 9pm on December 23, 2001, after
he arrived Ibadan from Lagos at about 8.30pm.
His
security details were said to have sought permission from the former Attorney
General to go and eat before the incident occurred.
The
gunmen, who were said to have been waiting in the vicinity, then stormed the
house and tied up family members. One of the gunmen reportedly pointed a gun at
a family member and asked him to lead them upstairs to Chief Bola Ige’s room.
They allegedly moved the wife and his son to
an adjourning room, locked them up before shooting their target in the chest.
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