On Wednesday, armed assailants abducted and murdered Bako Bala, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress for Suru Local Government Area in Kebbi State.
A post from the official Facebook page of the Kebbi State governor’s Special Adviser on Television and Radio, Zaidu Bala, indicated that the gunmen seized him in his hometown, shooting him in the process and leaving him in a pool of blood.
Bala further stated that the APC chair from Suru Local Government was taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Birnin Kebbi, but tragically succumbed to his injuries from the shooting on Wednesday.
In another incident, it was reported that bandits raided Matseri village in the Bunza Local Government Area of the state and abducted one individual.
An individual from the village told PUNCH Online that a young man, currently undergoing treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Birnin Kebbi, sustained gunshot wounds during the incident.
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At the same time, attempts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer for the state, Nafiu Abubakar, were unsuccessful as he did not answer his phone or reply to a text message sent prior to the submission of this report.
Kebbi State, located in the North West region of the country, is presently grappling with security challenges, particularly those related to banditry.
The PUNCH
