By Adam Muhammad, Gusau
Group of suspected terrorists gun men stormed the residence of Malumfashi Local Government secretary Sunday in Malumfashi town, the headquarters of Malumfashi Local Government Katsina State, Ibrahim Aliyu Burdugau and shot him to death.
The terrorists stormed the area at around 8:00 pm in the evening on the fateful day.
Resident in the area who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the terrorists went straight to the residence of the secretary and asked his family about his whereabout.
“It was after his family told them that he was not at home they surrounded the mosque near to the residence where we are performing Isha’i prayers and immediately after the prayers, they arrested him and shot him to death on the spot”. He said.
According to him, the terrorists came to the area with suppisticated weapons for their mission.
He described late Ibrahim Aliyu as God fearing who sacrificed his life to the restoration of peace in Malumfashi Local Government.
He appealed to Katsina State government and security agencies to ensure the perpetrators arrest and brought them to book.
“We are calling on Katsina State government and security agencies to do the needful by ensuring those behind killing of our local government secretary have been arrested and take them to the court of law for prosecution.