Yusuf Bello| The convoy of the Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad was on Thursday night attacked by gunmen, killing eight people and injuring others.
According to a family member who witnessed the attack, the royal fathers’ convoy was attacked along Zaria-Funtua highway.
He said, “The Emir’s convoy was ambushed by the suspected gunmen along Zaria-Funtua highway while returning to Gusau from Abuja.
“The Emir was coming back to Zamfara from Abuja in the midnight in a convoy of his official vehicles.”
According to him, eight occupants of the Toyota Hilux, including the driver, were all shot dead by the gunmen, adding that “the Emir escaped unhurt”.
Among those killed in the attack, according to the source, are three policemen and the driver of the Toyota Hilux.
The attack on the Emir happened on the same day that the abducted schoolboys from Kankara, were freed by their captors.
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