Shehu Sani Pays condolence visit to Family of Youth Killed by JTF

Shehu Sani Pays condolence visit to  Family of Youth Killed by JTF

A fresh case of alleged extrajudicial killing has sparked outrage in Barnawa, Kaduna State, after personnel of a security task force reportedly shot a young boy, Abubakar, at point-blank range.

The bereaved father, speaking with deep anguish, recounted that the operatives stormed the community, prompting residents to scatter in fear. He said he told his son not to run, believing there was nothing to fear. Moments later, an operative allegedly grabbed Abubakar from behind, drew a pistol, pressed it to his head, and fired — killing him instantly.

“This was not an accident; it was an execution,” the father said, calling for those responsible to face the full weight of the law.

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, visited the grieving family to offer condolences and condemned the killing as “an indefensible and barbaric act that violates every principle of human rights and the sanctity of life.”

Sani called on the Kaduna State Government, the Nigeria Police Force, and the National Human Rights Commission to urgently investigate the matter, prosecute the killer, and end what he described as “a growing culture of impunity” among some security agents.

“This was somebody’s child, not a statistic,” he said. “Justice for Abubakar is justice for every Nigerian who believes in the rule of law.”

The Human rights activist say the case underscores a worrying pattern of security forces using lethal force against unarmed civilians — a trend that continues to erode public trust and fuel tensions in vulnerable communities.