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FORMER ZAMFARA GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT KILLED AS BANDITS OPEN FIRE ON TRAVELERS ALONG ABUJA-KADUNA EXPRESSWAY
A former governorship aspirant within the 2019 election in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, has been killed by bandits alongside Abuja-Kaduna expressway.
Hamidu, who was the proprietor of FAMAKS British Colleges in Abuja and Kaduna, was shot useless by the armed bandits once they opened hearth on vacationers close to Rijana alongside the busy expressway round 4pm on Sunday, November 21.
Safety sources who most popular anonymity confirmed his demise to DAILY NIGERIAN, saying “he was amongst these hit by the abductors bullets”
The bandits additionally reportedly kidnapped an unspecified variety of vacationers throughout the assault.
In keeping with Each day Nigerian, the bandits opened hearth sporadically on vacationers, forcing many drivers to lose management.
Many passengers who tried to run have been fired at, whereas those that cooperated have been shepherded into the bus.
A survivor who most popular to not be named stated that the “bandits took benefit of the harm on the highway, which pressured on and off-coming motorists to maneuver slowly on a single lane,”
The late politician had vied for governorship on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
A video launched on-line on Sunday night confirmed two empty autos which appeared to have been deserted in the midst of the Freeway.
An eyewitness travelling alongside the route had launched the quick video exhibiting two deserted autos whereas insinuating that the occupants had been kidnapped.
“Oh my God, they’ve carried our associates, we’re simply coming from Kaduna. Right this moment is twenty first November 2021, oh my God, the Lord is devoted, thanks for saving our lives.” the witness stated within the video.
