District head killed in Niger

The District Head of Ringa in Kagara Emirate in Rafi LGA of Niger State, Alhaji Samaila Shekarau, has been killed. Residents told City & Crime that the late traditional ruler was trailed to his house on Sunday night and cut to death with cutlasses. A resident, who preferred anonymity, said, “We don’t know those behind […]

District head killed in Niger

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The District Head of Ringa in Kagara Emirate in Rafi LGA of Niger State, Alhaji Samaila Shekarau, has been killed.

Residents told City & Crime that the late traditional ruler was trailed to his house on Sunday night and cut to death with cutlasses.

A resident, who preferred anonymity, said, “We don’t know those behind his killing yet.”

The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, could not be reached on telephone as at the time of filing this report.