By Our Correspondent
Bandits have killed Adamu Aliyu, the Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja.
It was learnt that the attack happened last Thursday, when the late MACBAN chairman alongside others were returning from Izom market in Niger state.
The Secretary of MACBAN, Mohammed Usman, confirmed the incident to newsmen, even as there was no official statement from the Federal Capital Territory Administration or the Police.
According to the MACBAN’s scribe, the attackers killed the Aliyu and four others near Daku village in Dobi ward of the council
He added that the gunmen also abducted three people, while three others who sustained gunshot wounds were receiving treatment at an undisclosed Hospital in Abuja.
According to him, the bandits suddenly emerged from the bush and, opened fire on a truck that was conveying the victims.
“They were returning from Izom market in Niger state where they went to sell cows, until just one kilometer to Daku village when the bandits suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire on the truck, killing the MACBAN chairman and four others,” he said.
Usman disclosed that the deceased have been buried according to Islamic rites.
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