Bandits have killed the lawmaker representing Shinkafi Constituency in Zamfara State House of Assembly, Muhammad Ahmad.
Ahmad was killed on Tuesday night along Sheme-Funtua Road near Yankara village in Katsina State. He was said to be on his way to Kano after attending a rally to welcome Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State and members of the House of Assembly to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The incident has been confirmed by the Director-General of Media and Publicity of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Mustapha Jafaru.
He was with his son and driver when the gunmen attacked his vehicle and shot him dead. The son of the lawmaker was also abducted but was later freed.
Ahmad was buried on Wednesday morning at the Mussallah Eid Cemetery in Gusau, the Zamfara State Capital.
Before his death, Ahmad was the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Budget.
Banditry and kidnapping have become rampages in Zamfara State. In June, a number of persons have been killed by the criminals despite the security agents’ efforts and repeated assurance from the government.
Personalities of high-profiles have also been accused of fueling criminality in the state. The Emir of Dansadau Hussaini Umar and the District Head of Nasarawa Mailayi Bello Wakkala were recently suspended by the state government for allegedly aiding banditry.
Governor Matawalle who critics claim is overwhelmed by the incessant assaults on the northwestern state, had in the wake of an attack on Kadawa village, Zurmi Local Government Area, admitted that banditry is getting worse by the day in Zamfara State.
“In recent weeks, the act of banditry has reverted to the ugly dimensions it had prior to the coming of my administration,” the governor said during a special broadcast on Democracy Day, assuring the people that his government will maintain its efforts to eradicate every form of criminality.
“The marauders kill without regard for any rules of sanity. Women, the elderly, and children are not spared. As a result, a large number of people have been displaced in nearly every town in the State.”
