Ahmad Abubakar, a Zamfara-based lawyer was killed on Wednesday alongside other locals by bandits terrorizing the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the lawyer was murdered at his residence in Kwatarkwashi in the Bungudu LGA.
Junaidu Abubakar, chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the state confirmed the killing, adding the slain lawyer was the NBA welfare secretary in the state.
“Let me confirm to you that it is true, he was attacked in his house, the attackers did not take anything from his home, he was only picked, and there were several machete injuries in his body.
“We just finished his burial now according to Islamic rite, the Bar is going to hold a meeting because this is not the first time this is happening,” he said.
Yazeed Abubakar, spokesman for Zamfara Police Command, however, reiterated the command’s efforts to takcle banditry.
According to him, the commissioner of police had been visiting vulnerable areas in the state to interface with community leaders and police formations.
RECENT KILLINGS IN ZAMFARA
A federal lawmaker representing Maru/Bungudu, Abdulmalik Zubairu, revealed that over 50 people were killed in his constituency in the past few weeks while many others were injured.
“For instance, recently, there is a community called Tungar masu in Bungudu local government nine people were killed. There is another village Kwaren Tsauni, where about ten people were killed. And you asked me yourself, the day before yesterday (Wednesday), according to my records, nine people were killed in Dangulbi while seven people with a serious degree of injuries were hospitalised. On Wednesday still, a lawyer was killed in his house in Kwatarwkashi town. These things keep happening on a daily basis,” he said.
“They (bandits) are not far from the towns. We have security agents all over the place. This is not a case of not having security. Had it been there are no security agents on the roads, then we would be discussing the importance of bringing in more security men,” Zubairu added, saying he will report the matter to the National Assembly.
