Bandits Kill Council Chairman of Miyetti Allah

John Shiklam in Kaduna

The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Lere Local Government chapter Kaduna State Abubakar Abdullahi, has been killed by gunmen.

Ibrahim Bayero, spokesman of the Kaduna State chapter of the association confirmed the incident in a telephone interview yesterday in Kaduna.

He said the assailants invaded Abdullahi’s house in Lere, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the incident early hours of yesterday.

According to him, the bandits demanded N20 million from the deceased who told them that he doesn’t have that kind of money.

Bayero said the gunmen took the MACBAN chairman round to butchers to raise some money and he was able to raise N250, 000.

He said after they collected the money, they took him to the highway and killed him and dumped his corpse by the roadside.

Bayero added that the dastardly act might have been committed by hired assassins.

“Yes, our chairman was killed in the early hours of today (Friday). He was killed at his residence in Lere town, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

“They came and picked him up in his house. They demanded N20 million, he told them that he doesn’t have it.

“They took him round to the butchers to borrow money and give them.”

He raised up to N250,000 and gave them. They collected the money and took him to the Saminaka- Marere – Zango highway.

“They killed him and left his corpse by the road. It is very bad.

“That area has been very peaceful. There are none of these killings in Lere. We are suspecting that hired assassins killed him,” Bayero said.

The spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, Mohammad Jalige, could not be reached as his mobile telephone was not connecting.