Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- Suspected bandits on Saturday killed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Umar Moriki, who was returning from a political rally attended by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, in Gusau.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the assailants blocked the Tsafe-Funtua highway and shot dead Mr Moriki, who was travelling to Kaduna State with three other friends who survived the attack.

He was a former Vice Chairman and Sole Administrator of Zurmi Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Moriki contested the House of Representatives' seat for Zurmi/Shinkafi Federal Constituency in the 2023 general election. He lost the election to the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Bell...