The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Zamfara State has confirmed the killing of a lawyer, Benedict Azza, by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.<\/p>\n
Motorcycles are outlawed in the embattled State, known for its banditry and terrorism..<\/p>\n
In a statement, the state chairman of the NBA, Junaidu Abubakar, said, \u201cThis is to confirm to you that our colleague and friend, Benedict Torngee Azza Esq, is dead.<\/p>\n
\u201cB.T. Azza died yesterday Thursday 18th day of August, 2022 at about 2200 \u2013 2230hrs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile I was in my house, I received three different phone calls from our colleagues informing me that B.T. Azza Esq was shot dead by gunmen and his body was lying on the roadside along By-pass near FRSC office, Gusau.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediately after receiving the information, I rushed to the scene where I met our colleagues, Abdullahi Ibrahim Esq. and Ibrahim Gusau Esq. with a large number of security personnel (police and soldiers).<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw B.T. Azza\u2019s dead body lying in cold blood on the shoulders of the road.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also saw his vehicle (Lexus Jeep) by the road side.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we were there, the FRSC\u2019s personnel came to the scene with a body bag in which the dead body was deposited and taken by the police to Yariman Bakura Specialists Hospital, Gusau, where his dead body was deposited in the mortuary.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the information, B.T. Azza was shot dead by 2 gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who came on a motorcycle.<\/p>\n
\u201cInformation has it that the gunmen wanted to kidnap him at his house situated at Saminaka Area, Behind Federal Road Safety Corps Headquarters, By-pass, Gusau, but he was able to escape, drove his vehicle and ran to the road side.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe gunmen pursued him and shot him dead.”<\/p>\n
Other reports quoted eyewitnesses as having observed Azza been shot and alighting from his Sports Utility Van to the roadside where he bled to death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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