Unknown gunmen have attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad, killing eight people and injuring others.
The incident
according to an eyewitness who escaped during the attack said, “the Emir’s
convoy was ambushed by the suspected gunmen along Zaria-Funtua highway while
returning to Gusau from Abuja.
“The Emir was
coming back to Zamfara from Abuja in the midnight in a convoy of his official
vehicles.”
According to
him, eight occupants of the Toyota Hilux, including the driver, were all shot
dead by the gunmen, adding that “the Emir escaped unhurt”.
Among those
killed in the attack, according to the source, are three policemen and the
driver of the Toyota Hilux, Punch reports.
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