Unknown gunmen on Thursday killed
A director at the Nigerian Army Headquarters in Abuja, Major General Hassan Ahmed
His sister, Safina was also abducted by the assailants
Ahmed, a former Provost Marshal of the Army who was recently appointed as a director was murdered on Thursday in the Abaji area of Abuja.
They were coming from Okene, Kogi State, when they were attacked by the bandits
A source said, “They opened fire on his vehicle and he died. The driver pretended to be dead, so they took the sister was whisked away
.Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations, issued a statement early Friday morning announcing the death.
The incident occurred when the top officer’s vehicle was “attacked by gunmen while passing along the Lokoja – Abuja expressway,” according to the spokesman. Nwachukwu revealed that an Army delegation led by Major General Anthony Omozoje, Chief of Policy and Plans, had paid a visit to the widow and other members of the grieving family
The incident occurred when the top officer’s vehicle was “attacked by gunmen while passing along the Lokoja – Abuja expressway,” according to the spokesman. Nwachukwu revealed that an Army delegation led by Major General Anthony Omozoje, Chief of Policy and Plans, had paid a visit to the widow and other members of the grieving family.
Members of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), led by Stella Omozoje, Deputy National President, paid a condolence visit as well.
The statement went on to say, “The remains of the dead senior officer will be afforded a dignified burial at the Lungi Barracks Cemetery on Friday, 16 July 2021 by 10 a.m.” Nwachukwu expressed the condolences of the Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya, as well as military officers and personnel.
