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Gunmen kill PDP chieftain in Niger

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Gunmen on Sunday night killed a former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Tafa Local Government Area in Niger State, Sule Ishaya.

The gunmen also abducted the deceased’s wife and whisked her to an unknown destination.

A family source told journalists on Monday the hoodlums invaded the politician’s house in the New Bwari community of Tafa and stabbed him in the stomach before shooting him dead.

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The spokesman of the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the incident.

He said police had commenced an investigation into the incident.

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