Lecturer killed in Kaduna

One Mallam Ishiaku, a lecturer, working with the Shehu Idris College of a Health Technology, Kaduna State, was at the weekend gruesomely murdered by gunmen.
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According to The Nation, a family source said the deceased was shot in the head at his Kinkinau GRA residence at about 9:00 p.m. immediately after he returned from ‘Asham’ prayers.
“He rushed home to attend to a call from home of some ‘visitors’ waiting for him. Unknown to him, the ‘visitors’ were the gunmen who earlier had access to the house, took the wife’s phone which was used to place the call and collected unspecified amount of money and other valuables from the wife.
“Mallam Ishiaku ran into the ambush and was made to surrender his phone and money before finally being shot point blank by the assailants in his room” the family source said.
The state Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Aminu Lawan, who confirmed the tragedy, said it was unfortunate.
He said investigations into the incident have already started; assuring that the command will unravel the motive behind the murder.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Idris, the District Head of Ungwan Muazu and Cikasauron Zazzau, who condemned the incident, charged the residents to be vigilant as well as pray to God for continuous protection and expose the culprits.

It was gathered that the area had been under several armed robbery attacks of late, and that just two months ago, gunmen also stormed the Kinkinau GRA. residence of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and shot him dead.

The spate of crime in Kaduna State is increasing on a daily bases, just last week, Malam Ustaz Yunus, the General Manager of a Kaduna-based media organisation, “The New Democrat” was killed by unknown gunmen at his residence, while on Sunday, July 20, 2014, a vehicle belonging to the wife of Vice President Namadi Sambo was also attacked by gunmen in the metropolis.