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Assassins gun down Zamfara monarch

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Assassins gun down Zamfara monarch

Alhaji Ibrahim Madawaki, the District Head of Kucheri in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara state has been killed by unidentified gunmen.

The death of the monarch was confirmed by the Zamfara State Police Command which also revealed that the late monarch was killed in front of his house when the unidentified gunmen invaded Kucheri town at about 9pm on Friday.

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A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Shehu, noted that nothing was removed from the monarch’s house by the assailants after the attack.

Shehu also informed that an investigation into the incident with a view to apprehending the perpetrators has been ordered by the Zamfara Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kenneth Ebrimson.

 

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