There was confusion in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja as some unknown gunmen reportedly killed the chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, Adamu Aliyu, and four others near Daku village in Dobi ward.
Three persons were also said to have been abducted while three others sustained gunshot wounds during the attack on Thursday.
The MACBAN secretary, Mohammed Usman, said that the late MACBAN chairman with six others were returning from Izom Market in Niger State when attacked by gunmen.
He stated that the bandits shattered the windscreen of the truck conveying Aliyu and some passengers.
He said that Aliyu alongside Saleh, Muhammadu and Saidu, have been buried according to Islamic rites.
“The incident happened last Thursday, around 5pm 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 said.
As of the time of filing this report, the Federal Capital Territory Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, said that she was unaware of the incident.
