Bandits gun down Miyetti Allah Chairman in Abuja

Bandits have reportedly killed the Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Gwagwalada council, Adamu Aliyu.

Aliyu was gruesomely murdered near Daku Village, Dobi area of Gwagwalada, Abuja, according to a report by Politics Nigeria.

Speaking on the matter, Usman Mohammed, the secretary of MACBAN, disclosed that three other people were abducted and three more sustained gunshot injuries.

They were reported to be receiving treatment at the University Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada.

He disclosed that the late Aliyu and other victims were ambushed by the gunmen last Thursday.

“They were retuning 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.

Security agents have since stormed Daku village searching for the criminals.

The deceased has since been buried according to islamic rites.