Ex-Kaduna council candidate and his friend shot dead in Abuja

A chairmanship candidate in the last Kaduna state local government election, Steven Inuwa, was on Sunday January 30, shot dead in Abuja.

Inuwa who contested under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), was in a car with his friend, Earnest Agatha, when yet to be identified gunmen fired shots towards them around Zuma community on the outskirts of Bwari town.

Late Agatha who was driving the vehicle, died instantly, while the politician was rushed to Bwari general hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.

 A 30-year-old man identified only as Femi in Moniya, from Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital is said to be on the run after he allegedly killed a woman on her farm in the community on Monday, February 1.

Daily Trust reports that Femi and the deceased had some unresolved issues before the family met the lifeless body of the woman on the farm. Femi is said to have gone into hiding and remained incommunicado. Residents claim he fled Ibadan for Ife in Osun state after the incident.

The state police command is yet to react to the incident.

Confirming the incident, the FCT police command’s public relations officer, DSP Josephine Adah, said an investigation has been launched and that the culprits will be arrested as soon as possible.