Politician Killed During Ramadan Prayers, Wife, Daughters Abducted (Photo)

It was a tragic moment when a Katsina politician identified as Alhaji Lado was killed by bandits who struck in Mairuwa village, Faskari local government area of the state on Saturday night, March 25.

According to eyewitnesses, one other person was shot dead during the attack as Lado was suspected to be the prime target of the assailants. He was killed when he refused to take orders from his murderers.

_____,According to the source: “They opened fire on him when they attempted to kidnap him but he refused to follow them.”

_____One of the survivors of the mosque attack said the attackers kidnapped the wife and two daughters of Alhaji Lado. The other victim of the attack was a health worker simply identified as Sani.

“He worked at the Mairuwa Health Facility,” the witness said.

At the time of filing this report, burial detail of the deceased still sketchy.