The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari was responsible for the clash between the Police and Shiites in Abuja.
CUPP said the illegal detention of their leader following government refusal to obey over court orders ordering the release of Sheik El-Zakzakky caused the tragedy recorded.
Its spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, lamented that for over two years, the Federal Government have denied the Sheikh, his wife and others freedom.
A statement he signed read: “We hereby raise alarm and caution that the alleged planned proscription of Shiite Islam by the Buhari administration will lead to emergence of a violent gorilla group and worsen the already bad security situation.
“How could the Federal Government come up with the alleged mundane idea that the only way to remedy the situation is by proscribing the religion of over seven million ardent worshipers?
“Except President Buhari and his government have concluded arrangements on how to exterminate all Shiites in Nigeria, one wonders how he intends to achieve that without exacerbating the already bad security situation.
“The world must note that the Shiites protests had always been peaceful until government resorted to brute and deadly force to stop them from exercising their fundamental rights.
“We unequivocally condemn the use of lethal force by security agencies against the armless protesters.
“After several court orders to release Sheik Zakzakky was not heeded to, the Buhari led administration is directly responsible for the situation the country is facing today.
“While we commiserate with the families of the slain Deputy Commissioner of Police, we ask why it is reported that he fell to stray bullet thereby implying that he was shot by a Police officer and not by an armed Shiite.
“We also commiserate with Channels TV on the death of their cameraman and also all families of the several Shiites members who lost their lives.
“CUPP calls on Shiites members to refrain from violent reactions to the State actions and realize that their reaction will count against them and be used to make them lose public sympathy.
“We also call on President Buhari to direct similar force deployed against peaceful Shiites protesters on the murderous Boko Haram, bandits and herdsmen who have been creating tributaries of blood all around the country without any effective challenge from the security agencies.
“We call on all eminent Nigerians, leaders of thought and citizens to speak up now before it is too late.”
