By Attahiru Ahmed-Gusau The Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad Asha, on Thursday night escaped death whil...
By Attahiru
Ahmed-Gusau
The Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi
Muhammad Asha, on Thursday night escaped death while two palace guards, his
driver, three policemen and two others were killed by suspected gunmen along
Zaria-Funtua road.
It was gathered that the suspected gunmen on Thursday night
attacked and killed the eight persons on their way back to Kaura-Namoda in
Zamfara State.
Sources close to Kaura-Namoda Emirate Council told Tribune
Online that the Emir’s convoy was ambushed while he was on his way from Abuja
to Zamfara State.
According to the sources, the Emir was in his official
vehicle with a Toyota Hilux forming part of the convoy, he didn’t sustain any
injury but we lost eight occupants of the Toyota Hilux including the driver,
two palace guards, three police escorts and two traditional title holder, they
were all killed by the gunmen.”
Tribune Online further gathered that the incident which
occurred close to midnight made the Emir to spend the night at Funtua police
station.
As of the time of this report, it was gathered that Kaura
Namoda Emirate Council was making arrangements to convey the bodies of those
killed for burial later today.
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