A former Managing Director, Jigawa State Housing Authority has been shot dead alongside two others by suspected robbers in Birninkudu Local Government Area of the state.
The Jigawa Police Public Relations (PPRO), DSP Lawan Shiisu, in a statement on Wednesday in Dutse identified the Fmr director as Hassan Garba.
He said: “Yestarday (Tuesday), about 8p.m., information received from Iggi village that three gunmen were sighted on one motorcycle at Iyayi area of Bauchi State, approaching Iggi village of Birninkudu LGA through Babuwawa village.
“On receipt of the information, patrol team was mobilised to the area and all security stakeholders alerted, especially the vigilante.
“About 10:15 p.m., a distress call received from Warwade axis of Birninkudu that same gunmen had snatched a motorcycle from an unknown person”.
Shiisu said the suspected robbers allegedly fired several shots on an oncoming vehicle conveying four passengers.
He said the robbers shot dead the driver, one Hassan Garba and two passengers, identified as Garba Maiwake and Shehu Saidu.
The spokesman said the corpses had been deposited at the morgue, Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Birninkudu, adding that the Command had intensified patrol to arrest the fleeing suspects.
