Gunmen, suspected to be terrorists, have slain Ali Hakimi, the district head of Sarkin Kudu town in Ibbi County of Taraba State. The terrorists invaded the town in large numbers on Thursday night at about 00:30 a.m. and murdered Hakimi.
Police authorities confirmed to TheCable that the leader was shot in the head. “He was confirmed dead at a community health care centre in Sarkin Kudu town,” Abdullahi Usman, police spokesperson in Taraba, said.
A resident told the Nigerian media that the tragedy has thrown the town into chaos. “The attackers escaped into the bush after killing the district head and everyone in the area is living in fear, because nobody knows the next target of the bandits,” Bello Adamu, a resident, told Nigerian media.
—Ezinwanne Onwuka reports for TruthNigeria from Abuja.
