SLAIN ZAMFARA POLITICIAN’S BROTHER EXPLAINS SAGIR HAMIDU’S DEATH

Muhammad Sirajo Hamidu, brother of slain aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Sagir Hamidu, disclosed that his brother was ambushed alongside his police and two others during a journey to Abuja.

Bandits had on Sunday, around 3.30pm in Rijana, Kaduna-Abuja expressway, killed Hamidu and kidnapped scores of travellers.

Muhammad Sirajo enlightened in an interview with journalists on Monday.

In his words, “My brother, his orderly with two other persons alongside his driver were traveling to Abuja for an urgent issue. They were ambushed by bandits along Rijana, Kaduna Abuja expressway in broad daylight.

“When the driver discovered they were bandits, and not security operatives, because they all wore army uniform. The driver made a U-turn. Unknown to him, he was already in the mist of kidnappers who had already positioned themselves along the road. They opened fire on the occupants of the vehicle. My brother was shot on the chest, and leg. His driver disappeared unhurt,” he said.

He added that the bandits captured his brother’s orderly and took him into the bush with other passengers.

He said by the time passers-by came to the scene after the operation, they found his lifeless body.

According to him, the funeral of the late politician will take place in Abuja after azr prayers on Monday.