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Bandits kill Zamfara lawmaker, kidnap son, driver
Suspected bandits have killed the lawmaker representing Shinkafi Constituency in the Zamfara House of Assembly, Muhammad Ahmad.
The Director-General, Press and Public Affairs, of the assembly, Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura, who disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday revealed that the gunmen also kidnapped the lawmaker’s son and driver.
According to him, the incident occurred on Tuesday at Sheme in Kastina State while Ahmad was on his way to Kano.
“He (lawmaker) was taking his son to a hospital in Kano. The lawmaker’s son and driver were kidnapped by the bandits,’’ Mr Jafaru-Kaura said.
NAN