Gunmen Shoot, kill Lawyer Who Tried To Escape Kidnap In Zamfara
Gunmen Shoot, kill Lawyer Who Tried To Escape Kidnap In Zamfara Mary Akanbi 20th August, 2022 . Benedict Azza Esq Suspected kidnappers have killed Benedict Azza, a legal practitioner in Gusau, Zamfara state capital. Benedict Azza was killed on Thursday when gunmen, reportedly, attempted to kidnap him at his residence in the Saminaka area of Gusau. According to sources, the lawyer tried to flee by scurrying to his car and driving into the main road, but the attackers caught up to him and shot him three times. Junaidu Abubakar, chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Zamfara, said the lawyer’s corpse was left on the roadside along the bye-pass behind the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) office. “I received a phone call yesterday at about 22:30 hours in which I was informed that Azza was shot dead by gunmen and immediately I and other colleagues rushed to the scene after receiving the news and we met the c...