Brono, May 26 (Xinhua-ANI): A popular politician in Nigeria's northeastern zone was shot dead in the West African nation's restive city of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, by gunmen suspected to be of the Boko Haram militant sect, the military said on Saturday.
Spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the state Lt. Col. Sagir Musa told a Xinhua reporter in Maiduguri that the politician identified as Alhaji Ahmadu, a People's Redemption Party (PRP) chairman in Nafada local government area of Gombe State, was killed on Saturday morning.
According to the JTF spokesperson, the incident occurred at Unguwan Yashi, in the troubled Maiduguri metropolis.
He said efforts have been intensified to apprehend the culprits, adding that the joint task force had already uncovered plans by the dreaded sect to attack public buildings during the commemoration of Nigeria's Democracy Day on May 29. (Xinhua-ANI)
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