Zubairu Bello, a security guard at the
private residence of the House Leader of the Sokoto State House of
Assembly, Garba Bello, has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers.
The Police Public Relations Officer of
the Sokoto State Police Command, ASP El-Mustapha Sani, told our
correspondent that Bello was shot dead by the robbers when they stormed
the lawmaker’s house on Sama Road at about 3am on Sunday.
The police spokesman also said the
robbers shot the guard after he told them that his boss was not around,
thereby making their efforts to gain entrance into the house through the
roof futile.
“They later fled when some policemen arrived at the scene after the house leader made a distress call.
“None of them could, however, be
arrested as they fled immediately they heard the gunshots from
policemen deployed in the area,” the PPRO added.
He said the hoodlums’ operation was not successful, as they were unable to steal any money or cart away property from the house
“The deceased, who had been buried
according to Islamic rites, was confirmed dead at the Usmanu Danfodiyo
University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto,” the police spokesman said.
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