Panic as gunmen shoot former commissioner
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a former Commissioner for Religious Affairs in Zamfara State, Abdullahi Maharazu Mafara, shotting him in the leg.
The incident occurred on Saturday while the former commissioner was travelling from Talata Mafara to Gusau to attend a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Confirming the incident on Sunday, a security alert issued by Bakatsine, disclosed that Sheikh Maharazu Mafara, also a prominent Islamic cleric and former local government chairman, was targeted in the ambush.
Mafara was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
“He sustained a gunshot wound to the leg; the bullet has been removed, and he is currently recuperating at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH),” the alert stated.
The latest attack has once again raised serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Zamfara, particularly along major highways.
“With even high-profile figures now being targeted, how are highways in Zamfara still so vulnerable to persistent bandit attacks?” Bakatsine queried.
The State has for years grappled with armed banditry, with criminal groups frequently attacking villages, abducting residents, and ambushing travellers with little resistance.
