Some gunmen, suspected to be robbers, on Monday night killed a Sokoto lawmaker, Murtala Attahiru Wauru, and made away with his vehicle. Wauru, who was representing Gada West Constituency in Sokoto East Senatorial District, was also the Chairman of the House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation.
The police said they have not made any arrest in connection with the incident. Wauru’s killers reportedly trailed and attacked him at Mabera area of the town at 9.30pm when he was returning home from a meeting.
“We were sitting in a group when we heard gunshots. We were all scared. Some of us even took cover,” said a resident who did not want to be named. Police spokesman Al-Mustapha Sani, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the incident. He said: “We got information on the incident. Investigations are ongoing. The police commissioner is attending the burial.”
Police Commissioner Sha’aibu Lawal Gambo yesterday told reporters after the burial that the late lawmaker was trailed to a dark area at Mabera, on the outskirts of the town, where he was killed. Gambo said: “Investigation showed that he was shot while he struggled with the armed robbers over the car.
“The men of the command recovered four empty shells, an indication that the weapon used in the attack was an AK 47 assault rifle. “The command is working hard to unravel the killers of the legislator with a view to prosecuting them.”
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