NEWS: ASSASSINS KILLS KADUNA GOVT OFFICIAL

“This is simply a case of assassination because they went to only the victim’s house, killed him and left the community. They did not take anything in his house neither did they attack the guard and his wife." District Head of Barakallahu community.

The Director of Operations of the Kaduna Geographic Information Service, KADGIS, Malam Dauda has been killed in the early hours of Friday, 11th February, 2022 by yet to be identified persons.

Reports reveal that gunmen numbering five, reportedly assassinated Malam Dauda in his residence located in the serene Barakallahu community in Igabi local government councils area, which is just a few distance from the Nigeria Teachers Institute, along the Kaduna-Zaria highway in Kaduna State.

It was gathered that the attackers breached the security of the victim’s house where they killed him.

It was further revealed that the assailants simply killed the victim and took off leaving all valuables in the house.

Sources also disclosed that, in an attempt to divert attention from their nefarious act, the suspected assasins attacked a nearby community. There was however no casualty in the other attack.

Confirming the report, District Head of the community, Alhaji Muhammad Abdullahi, said the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of Rigachikun and Barnawa who are residents of the community have visited the scene of the crime.

Alhaji Abdullahi stated that, “This is simply a case of assassination because they went to only the victim’s house, killed him and left the community. They did not take anything in his house neither did they attack the guard and his wife.

"Even the other village that was attacked, no life was lost, they just caused commotion and left. We feel they just did that to make it look like an attack.

"We have been facing various security breaches in the community informed by the vast ungoverned land taken over by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). You know we were in court; we won at the high court but they appealed the case at the Appeal Court here in Kaduna.”

He called on the state government to mediate between the community and the NAF over the vast land which he said is a hiding place for criminals.

The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige, is yet to respond to calls put across to him at the time of this report.

Barakallahu community is about five kilometers away from Kaduna main town, along the Kaduna-Zaria road.

Recently, report of bandits closing in on the metropolis amid increasing attacks and abductions in towns and villages close to the state capital has created concerns among residents, especially those in areas with ungoverned lands around them.