Yusuf Bello| Bandits have killed the member representing Shinkafi constituency in the Zamfara State House of Assembly Muhammad Ahmad.
His son and driver were abducted by the bandits.
Hon. Ahmad was killed on Tuesday around 9 pm along Gusau-Funtua road on his way to Kano after attending a rally to welcome Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State and members of the State House of Assembly to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The deceased was said to be on his way to Kano to drop off his son, who was returning to school in Sudan.
“The son wanted to a catch morning flight at Kano Airport. But just a kilometer before Sheme village, a group of armed men opened fire on their vehicle.”
“The son and the driver were kidnapped and preparation for his funeral rite has commenced.”
The Director-General of Media and Publicity in the Zamfara State House of Assembly Mustapha Jafaru who confirmed the incident, said that the late lawmaker will be buried on Wednesday morning in line with Islamic tradition.
Until his death, Ahmad was the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Budget.
He was a vice chairman of Shinkafi Local Government and served as Secretary in various local government areas of the state.
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