Suspected terrorists have killed Alhaji Amadu Surajo, the acting chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Katsina State, during an attack on Mai Rana village in Kusada Local Government Area late Saturday night.
The attackers also killed three others, injured several people, and abducted Surajo’s first and second wives, along with one of his daughters, a university undergraduate.
Reports have it that the assailants later released the first wife.
Surajo, who previously served as MACBAN’s state secretary, had been elevated to Acting Chairman following the mysterious disappearance of the association’s former Chairman and National Vice President, Munnir Lamido, in June last year.
The terrorists struck in an area of Katsina State not typically plagued by such violence, leading to speculation about the nature of the attack. Security operatives have since been deployed to the community to restore order and investigate the incident.
The bodies of Surajo and other victims are set to be buried according to Islamic rites, while the injured are receiving medical treatment.
