The family of Dalep Dachiya, a second-year student at the University of Maiduguri, has called on the Federal Government to apprehend those responsible for the death of their son at the hands of Boko Haram members.
Dalep was abducted by the militants while on his way to school on January 9th. A video showing his brutal murder was subsequently released on January 22nd.
Pa David Dachiya, who is the head of the family and an uncle of the deceased, spoke at a press conference in Jos, Plateau state. He expressed the family’s acceptance of their fate and submission to God, while also emphasizing the significance of bringing the perpetrators to justice for the sake of the grieving family and others involved.
“As a family, we just want to thank God for everything; we believe that what happened, happened for good. But we want to strongly call on the government to fish out the killers of our son. He was just an innocent boy who was killed for no reason. We equally urge the government to intensify efforts in fighting insurgency and all forms of insecurity in the country,” he said.
He further urged the Federal government to enhance its efforts in preventing the ongoing attacks in Plateau state.
”This morning, we appeal to the government for action because the statement that was made in the video is quite touching. If an eight-year-old child can tell the whole world that they are revenging what Plateau had done to their forefathers in Borno, which I don’t know apart from hearing from him, I have never heard of it. An eight-year-old boy cannot say that, some elderly people have incited him to do it. We are in the last days. We are not provoking anybody, but our prayer as a family is that God should touch our leaders; otherwise, all our people from Plateau will not be able to travel to Maiduguri or Borno in general because that statement has made it known that anybody going there would be killed if they know that you are from Plateau. Our appeal as a family is that the government should do something to stabilize what is happening, and we pray that God will see us through,” he said.