in Borno State, Alhaji Modu Janga and Alhaji Abba
were on Monday gunned down around Mafa Local
Government Area by gunmen suspected to be
members of the Boko Haram sect.
The two APC officials, were said to have come to
Maidugur to sort out differences amongst
supporters of the APC in the state, with regards to
harmonizing their wards congress, and uniting
factions within the party.
It was learnt that the two officials were returning to
Gudumbali from Maiduguri, when the gunmen
attacked their vehicle.
A source told DailyPost that "the insurgents
blocked the road with wood and tree branches;
they identified occupants of the vehicle and shot
dead two persons on the spot, and fled towards
Dikwa, a border town with Cameroon".
According to him, the gunmen did not rob the party
officials, as their vehicle was abandoned at the
scene of the incident, adding that the road was also
closed for two hours by soldiers and policemen to
prevent further attacks.
Source: Daily post
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