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According to a Daily Trust report, gunmen suspected to be abductors
have killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman of Dobi ward
in Gwagwalada Area Council, Alhaji Husaini Sarki Kaida.
It was learnt that the gunmen also kidnapped the deceased 15-year – old daughter identified as Saude.
A member of the deceased family, Ibrahim Sarki, said the incident
happened around 1:20 a:m on Saturday, at the deceased resident in Kaida
village in the area council.
He said the gunmen who were many came went to the deceased house
with sophisticated weapons; they knocked on the door and when he opened,
they shot and killed him.
Sarki added that after killing the politician, the assailants whisked away his 15 year – old daughter.
“The sound of gun shot attracted my attention and before we
realised what was happening, we saw the lifeless body of the APC ward
chairman lying on the floor. They shot him on the chest and he died
instantly,” he said.
He said the remains of the APC ward chairman had been buried at
according to Islamic rites, even as he said the family were yet to
establish contact with the kidnappers of the 15 year-old girl.
It will be recalled that the deceased was early last year abducted
by gunmen at his Kaida village, in which N2 million ransom was paid
before he was set free.
When contacted, the spokesman of the FCT police command, DSP
Anjuguri Manza, said he was not aware of the incident but said he would
contact the Gwagwalada police division and get back to our reporter.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the council, Alhaji Adamu Mustapha, has
expressed shock and sadness over the brutal assassination of the APC
ward chairman.
Mustapha, in a statement by his special adviser on media and
publicity, Usman Baba Lado, said the chairman said the council
sympathised with the family and the entire good people of council over
the gruesome murder of the deceased.
He condemned the manner in which the deceased was killed,
describing it as an act of wickedness, while calling on security agents
to ensure those behind the killing were brought to book without delay.
