Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a military officer in Kebbi State.
The deceased officer whose name was given as Corporal Umaru Sanda was serving at the 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army unit in Calabar, Cross River State.
He was on his way to visit his parents in Zuru, Kebbi State when the gunmen ambushed a commercial vehicle he boarded.
The gunmen were said to have opened fire on Umaru, who was dressed in mufti, after they saw an army ID card with him. He died on the spot.
According to report, the deceased had been buried according to Islamic rites.
