Gunmen have killed the leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina.
The attack occurred around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday outside his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin.
According to sources, the assailants shot him at close range and fled without taking any of his belongings, leaving the motive for the attack unclear.
A witness, Aina’u Sarki, revealed that she was with the deceased just minutes before the incident.
“I left him only 20 minutes earlier when I got a call informing me he had been shot,” she said.
Confirming the killing, the Special Assistant to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Inter-Community Relations (Fulani), Muhammed Abdullahi, stated that the police had launched an investigation.
“Yes, he was killed in front of his house on Saturday night. We are currently preparing for his burial, and the authorities have begun looking into the matter,” he told Daily Gazette.
Meanwhile, the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, acknowledged the incident but had yet to provide further details at the time of reporting.
The late Sakaina, aged 32, was a former Special Assistant to the Moro Local Government Chairman and also served as a Fulani youth leader in the state.
