Gunmen suspected to be abductors have murdered the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman of Dobi ward in Gwagwalada Area Council, Alhaji Husaini Sarki Kaida.

Reports gathered that the gunmen also kidnapped the late Kaida’s 15-year – old daughter identified as Saude.

According to a member of the deceased family, Ibrahim Sarki, the incident happened around 1:20 a:m on Saturday, at the deceased resident in Kaida village in the area council.

He further disclosed that the unnamed men who were numerous, stormed the deceased house with sophisticated weapons; they knocked on the door and when he opened, they killed him instantly

Sarki added that after shooting the politician, the assailants whisked away his 15 year – old daughter.

“The sound of gunshot attracted my attention and before we realized what was happening, we saw the lifeless body of the APC ward chairman lying on the floor. They shot him on the chest and he died instantly,” he said.

The remains of the APC ward chairman had been buried according to Islamic rites, even as the family is yet to establish contact with the kidnappers of the 15-year-old girl, the source added.

It would be recalled that the deceased was early last year abducted by gunmen at his Kaida village, in which N2 million ransoms was paid before he was set free.

When contacted, the spokesman of the FCT police command, DSP Anjuguri Manza, said he was not aware of the incident but said he would contact the Gwagwalada police division and get back to our reporter.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the council, Alhaji Adamu Mustapha, has expressed shock and sadness over the brutal assassination of the APC ward chairman.

Mustapha, in a statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Usman Baba Lado, said the chairman and the council sympathised with the family over the gruesome murder of the deceased.

While condemning the manner in which the deceased was assassinated, describing it as an act of heartlessness, hence, he called on security agents to ensure that those behind the killing were brought to book without delay.