Date: June 23, 2026.
To:
1. The Honorable Minister of Works,
Federal Ministry of Works, Headquarters, Abuja.
And
His Excellency, The Executive Governor of Kaduna State,
Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna.
SUBJECT: FROM TRAGEDY TO CONSCIENCE: A HISTORIC PLEA TO RENAME MARARRABAN JOS JUNCTION TO “UMMULKHAIR JUNCTION” AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT AGAINST MOB ACTION.
Distinguished Leaders,
We write to you with a heart heavy with grief, yet fueled by an unyielding hope for justice, collective reformation, and the preservation of human sanctity. We write to address a scar on our national conscience that occurred on the very asphalt that connects our two northern economic giants, Kaduna and Kano.
Not long ago, at the high-visibility transit hub known across the nation as Mararraban Jos, a tragedy of unspeakable proportions unfolded. A mother, Ummulkhair, was brutally lynched by a frenzied mob. She was accused of the most heinous crime a mother could be stained with, child theft. The agonizing, suffocating truth that emerged too late was that the two little girls she was frantically protecting were not victims of a kidnap, they were her own flesh, blood, and heartbeats. She died for the crime of loving and sheltering her own daughters.
When a citizen runs toward the gates of state security and is still consumed by the feral fury of a mob, the system has not just failed an individual, it has cracked at the foundation. This act of “jungle justice” was an assault on the rule of law, an insult to our shared humanity, and a dark stain on the gateway to the North.
We cannot undo the horror of that day. We cannot restore a mother to the two young daughters who watched her light be extinguished. But as leaders, and as a society, we possess the power to ensure her blood was not spilled in vain.
The Proposal: A Catalyst for National Reflection
We formally and passionately request the Federal Ministry of Works and the Kaduna State Government to jointly approve and execute the immortalization of this innocent mother through a profound acts of urban and psychological restructuring:
1. The Official Renaming of the Junction
Let the famous transit point historically known as Mararraban Jos be officially renamed and gazetted as Ummulkhair Junction.
As a vital artery where thousands of trucks, commercial vehicles, and citizens pass daily, this change will instantly transform a geographic coordinate into a moral checkpoint. It will serve as a daily, unavoidable reminder to commuters from every corner of Nigeria that lawlessness carries a heavy, human price.
2. The Erection of “The Monolith of Conscience”.
In strict alignment with the cultural sensitivities of Northern Nigeria, we do not ask for statues, effigies, or figurative monuments. Instead, we request the installation of a prominent, beautifully crafted architectural signage or gantry spanning the highway, bearing words that confront the soul.
We propose the following inscription to be permanently engraved on this monument:
UMMULKHAIR JUNCTION
(Formerly Mararraban Jos)
(Before you lift a hand in blind rage, remember the mother who died here for loving her own children).
Dedicated to the memory of Ummulkhair, an innocent mother lynched on this spot by a mob under a false accusation, while her two young daughters watched.
Let this ground stand as an eternal warning to all Nigerians: Mob action is not justice. It is murder. Protect the innocent. Let the law decide.
Why This Intervention is Critical and Timely
i. A Strategic Deterrent!
Mararraban Jos is a high-traffic node. By placing an anti-mob campaign monument at this specific flashpoint, the government targets the very demographic and environment where spontaneous mob violence often breeds. It forces immediate, psychological pause.
ii. A Statement of Governance!!
By granting this request, the Kaduna State Government and the Federal Ministry of Works will send an unequivocal message across Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria will no longer tolerate the breakdown of law and order, nor will we allow the memory of the innocent to be swept under the rug of history.
iii. Healing for the Future!!!
One day, Ummulkhair’s two daughters will grow up and travel this road. Let them not see a place of absolute darkness and abandonment. Let them see a towering monument of state-backed repentance, proving that their mother’s ultimate sacrifice became the catalyst that saved countless other lives.
Honorable Minister and Your Excellency, history is watching. We implore you to use your high offices to turn a site of lawless execution into a sanctuary of remembrance, deterrence, and justice.
Rename the junction. Erect the signage. Heal our conscience.
Yours faithfully in the pursuit of justice,
Comrade, IG Wala,
For: The Conscience of the Nation & Advocates Against Mob Action.
