Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-Zamfara State Governor and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has accused senior police officers of threatening to kill him during an investigation in 2021.
Kamarawa alleged that the officers warned him against revealing his relationship with Matawalle while he was in custody. According to him, the threats referenced the disappearance of activist Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata.
In a statement, Kamarawa called on the Inspector-General of Police to investigate two senior officers identified as CSP Hussaini Gimba and CSP Hassan Gimba over alleged abuse of office, intimidation, illegal detention, extortion, and violation of his fundamental rights.
He claimed the officers unlawfully searched his residence without a court-issued warrant and confiscated his money and personal belongings during the investigation.
According to Kamarawa, he was repeatedly pressured not to mention his connection with Matawalle in statements or video recordings taken while in custody.
“They threatened to kill me as they killed Dadiyata and Saminu S/Fada Gusau,” he alleged, adding that the recordings made during the investigation were obtained under duress.
Kamarawa further alleged that investigators focused heavily on his relationship with former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, whom he described as their “main target.”
The former aide questioned why he was allegedly prevented from mentioning Matawalle in statements despite serving under him during his tenure as Zamfara governor.
Dadiyata, a lecturer and social media commentator, was abducted from his residence in Kaduna State in August 2019. His whereabouts remain unknown, and the case has continued to attract national attention and demands for accountability.
Earlier this year, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai alleged during a television interview that former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje was linked to the activist’s abduction, although no official findings have confirmed the claim.
Dadiyata’s wife, Khadija Ahmed Lane, recently renewed calls for authorities to reveal the whereabouts of her husband, dead or alive, nearly seven years after his disappearance.
