BEVERLY HILLS, December 18, (THEWILL) – The Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad Asha, on Thursday night escaped death while two palace guards, his driver, three policemen and two others were killed by suspected gunmen along Zaria-Funtua road.
THEWILL gathered that suspected gunmen on Thursday night attacked and killed the eight persons on their way back to Kaura-Namoda.
Sources close to Kaura-Namoda Emirate Council said the Emir’s convoy was ambushed while he was on his way from Abuja to Zamfara State.
According to the sources, “the Emir was in his official vehicle with a Toyota Hilux forming part of the convoy, he didn’t sustain any injury but we lost eight occupants of the Toyota Hilux including the driver, two palace guards, three police escorts and two traditional title holder, they were all killed by the gunmen.”
The sources further said that the incident which occurred close to midnight made the Emir to spend the night at Funtua police station.
The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Usman Nagogo confirmed the incident.
He, however, declined to comment further on the attack.
