Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, has paid a visit to Bitrus
Tumba, the pastor whose son was killed during the demolition of Ekklesiyar
Yan’uwa Nigeria (EYN) church in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Ezekiel Bitrus, the pastor’s son, was among those who
protested against the demolition of the church by the Borno Geographic
Information Service (BOGIS) in August.
Security operatives attached to BOGIS opened fire on the
protesters in an attempt to disperse them but a bullet hit Bitrus.
While visiting the pastor at his home on Tuesday night,
Zulum described the death as “unfortunate”.
“Let me start by apologizing for delaying my visit even
though I had sent a delegation to explain this to you. We delayed [the visit]
because of the tension in town. We thought it was not a good time to pay you a
visit then,” the governor said.
“I am here to commiserate with your family over the
unfortunate death of our brother, Ezekiel Bitrus. My coming here today, weeks
after that very unfortunate and painful incident, is proof that we have not
forgotten the issue.”
Zulum said the shooters are in custody and that justice will
be served after the police conclude their investigation into the incident.
“So far, suspects have been quietly arrested and all those
involved in that dastardly act are being detained and God willing, they will
face justice, as soon as the Police completes investigation and make
appropriate recommendations,” he said.
“We shall do justice to the matter without fear or favour.
We share your pains. No exercise of government is ever aimed to cause injury
let alone the death of any citizen.
“Every person in Borno has equal rights and we have a duty
to protect the rights of all persons, top of which is the security of lives. We
are pained by what happened and we condole you and your family.
“Although I had sent people to you, I was morally and
officially duty bound to visit your family. Please accept our deepest
condolences.”
On his part, the pastor thanked the governor for visiting
him.
“Whatever we do, we cannot bring the dead back to life; as
true Christians we have accepted it in good faith,” Tumba said.
“Your Excellency we express our appreciation to you for the
visit, I have followed all your efforts on the death of our son and they show
your concern and the fact that you did not forget us, we really appreciate
you.”
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