The havoc being wreaked by bandits has returned to the centre stage in Zamfara State where they have killed a serving lawmaker.
He was Mohammed Ahmed, who was a member of the Zamfara House of Assembly.
The House said he was shot dead by bandits along Sheme-Funtua Road in Katsina State.
Announcing his death, the Clerk of the Zamfara House House of Assembly, Saidu Anka, said Ahmed was travelling to his town when he was killed by the bandits.
He added that his funeral prayers would be performed at Sheikh Ahmed Umar Kanoma Mosque by 11 o’clock on Wednesday.
