The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, in Adamawa State, Alhaji Saidu Kolaku, has been killed by some yet-to-be-apprehended gunmen.
Kolaku was the zonal vice-chairman of the body.
Spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, Mr. Sulaiman Nguroje, confirmed in a statement, on Sunday, that Kolaku was murdered by some unknown gunmen who invaded his residence at Sabon Pegi in Moyo Belwa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
“Unknown gunmen stormed the residence of the Fulani leader located at Sabon Pegi in Mayo Belwa local government, shot him and left him in the pool of his blood,” Nguroje said in the statement.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association’s media organ also disclosed that the murder was confirmed to the association by its secretary, Baba Usman.
Usman said the association suspected that Kolaku’s murder might be a “reprisal attack” as he had been very useful and cooperating with security operatives in tracking kidnappers and sundry criminals in Adamawa State.
In a statement, also on Sunday, the Public Relations Officer of Miyetti Allah in the Adamawa State, Muhammad Buba, expressed profound sadness over Kolaku’s gruesome murder.
Buba described the killing of Kolaku as a possible reprisal attack to avenge the role he played in tackling criminality, especially kidnapping and cattle rustling in the state.
Buba recalled that the deceased’s fight against criminality in the state earned him an honorary award from the Nigeria Police Force.
“Efforts of Kolaku in fighting crime had made the police command to honour him on 17th July 2019, for his gallantry and valiant exploits in fighting kidnappers and cattle rustlers rampaging the state,” Buba said in the statement..
“It’s unfortunate that the death of our zonal leader will seriously undermine the fight against crime and criminality in the state.”