Gunmen Killed leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State.
From Our Correspondent.
Gunmen killed Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, the leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State.
The incident occurred around 10:00 PM on Saturday when the attackers confronted and shot him in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin.
A source reported that his attackers left him in a pool of blood without taking anything from him, raising questions about their motive. Witness Aina’u Sarki stated, “I was with him 20 minutes before he was killed. Someone called me on the phone to inform me that he had been shot dead.”
The Special Assistant to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Inter-Community Relations, Fulani, Muhammed Abdullahi, confirmed the incident on Sunday morning, saying, “Yes, he was killed in front of his residence on Saturday night by gunmen who left him for dead. We are preparing for his janaza. As I speak, the police were here yesterday and have started an investigation.”
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, said she would get back to our reporter; however, she had not done so by the time of this report.
The deceased, who was 32 years old, was a former Special Assistant to the Moro Local Government Chairman and a Youth Leader for the Fulani community in Kwara.
