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JUST IN: Tears as Kebbi Gunmen Reportedly Assassinate APC Chairman, Details Emerge
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JUST IN: Tears as Kebbi Gunmen Reportedly Assassinate APC Chairman, Details Emerge

by  Ridwan Adeola 1 min read

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering metro and governance in Nigeria.

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Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state - Gunmen on Wednesday, October 2, allegedly abducted and killed the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Suru local government area (LGA) of Kebbi state, Alhaji Bako Bala.

As reported by Vanguard on Thursday morning, October 3, Zaidu Bala, the special adviser to the Kebbi state governor on television and radio, disclosed that the assailants kidnapped Bala in his hometown, shot him, and abandoned him in a pool of blood.

JUST IN: Tears as Kebbi gunmen assassinate APC chairman, details emerge
Gunmen attacks in rural communities in Nigeria's northwestern states are common.
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Bala was reportedly rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, where he unfortunately died on Wednesday, October 2.

Bala's death caused tears and sorrow among his party members.

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Efforts by Legit.ng to get official comments on the said incident from Nafiu Abubakar, the spokesperson of the police in Kebbi state, were unsuccessful.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a certified journalist with over 9 years of experience. He edited Politics Nigeria's articles, was the Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Fact-Checking Researcher (Africa Check). He received his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He received a Certificate of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass, 2021) and also completed Google News Initiative's Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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