Miyetti Allah Chairman, Four Others Killed By Gunmen In Abuja

Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT, Adamu Aliyu has been killed by gunmen.

Four other people also lost their lives in the attack that took place near Daku village in Dobi ward of the council on Thursday.

According to the Secretary of MACBAN, Mohammed Usman, they were attacked on their way back from the Izom market in Niger State.

He said Aliyu and four others including Saleh, Aliyu, Muhammadu and Saidu, have been buried according to Islamic rites, The Nation reports.

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He said, “The incident happened last Thursday, around 5 pm when the late MACBAN chairman alongside others, were returning from Izom market in Niger State in a Dyna truck when the bandits suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire on the truck.”

He revealed that the attackers, who are still unknown, first shattered the windscreen of the car they rode in.

As of press time, the Federal Capital Territory Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh said she was not aware of the incident.