BEVERLY HILLS, August 14, (THEWILL) – Hon. Musa Mante, a lawmaker representing Baraza Dass Constituency in Bauchi Assembly, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Musa was murdered on Thursday night in his residence in Dass Local Government Area.
Confirming the tragic incident Friday morning in a telephone conversation, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ahmed Wakili, said that the lawmaker was killed by yet to be identified suspected gunmen late Thursday night at his residence in Dass.
The PPRO also said the lawmaker’s two wives and one-year-old child were abducted by the gunmen with no trace of them established as of the time of this report.
He however said that a crack team of Police personnel led by the Dass Divisional Police Officer have mobilised to the area to commence immediate investigation to be able to track down the gunmen.
It will be recalled that the late lawmaker was one of the members of the Assembly who recently tested positive for COVID-19.
