Three unidentified gunmen yesterday killed a middle aged man, Baba La`ari in the Gangamari area, behind Shehu of Baro’s Palace in Maiduguri metropolis.
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An eye witness who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity explained that La`ari was shot while returning from a mosque after performing the Magrib prayer.
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“The gunmen who were three in number, came in a golf car, parked in front of the La`ari while two men emerged from the car with AK47 riffle and opened fire on him after which he died instantly on the spot before they zoomed off,” he added.
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When contacted, the State Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, Mr Simeon Midenda, said that he was not aware of the incident? but the spokesman of the Joint Task Force(JTF)Lt.Col.Hassan Mohammed confirmed the killing of the man.
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