The orgy of blood-letting in Nasarawa state continued on Saturday morning as yet-to-be-indentified gunmen assassinated Abdullahi Mairuwa, the head driver to Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura.
The late Mr. Mairuwa was in charge of all drivers attached to Government House, Lafia. He was reported to be travelling to his home town in Keana local government area of the state in the company of his wife, Salamatu, when he was assassinated close to Tudun Adabu along the Obi-Keana-Awe road around 8.30 a.m. Saturday. Governor Tanko Al-Makura
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Umar Numan, confirmed the development, saying detectives have been drafted to the scene of the incident.
“We are aware and have mobilized to the scene to recover the corpse and we have already commenced investigation into the incidence,” Mr. Numan said.
According to PREMIUM TIMES, Mr. Mairuwa’s killers shot him at close range in front of his wife and sneaked away through a bush path.
Family sources told the newspaper that his killers told his wife not to panic as they were only after her husband before shooting him twice on the chest.
The remains of the late head driver has been moved to Keana his home town as sympathizers from Lafia and within continue to troop to his Lafia residence pay condolence visit.
