It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the residence of Bakano, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, at Bannga in the Song Local Government Area in the early hours of Saturday and forcibly took him, killed him and dumped his body on the outskirts of the town.
Suspected terrorists have shot dead a Local Government Councillor, Ishaya Bakano, in Adamawa State, SaharaReporters has learnt.
It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the residence of Bakano, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, at Bannga in the Song Local Government Area in the early hours of Saturday and forcibly took him, killed him and dumped his body on the outskirts of the town.
They also shot his son, but he survived the attack and is currently being treated at the Song Cottage hospital, according to a family source.
Terror killings appear to be escalating in the state, as several such killings have been recorded in the recent past.
SaharaReporters had on July 7, 2022 reported that gunmen shot a pastor, gunned down his two sons and kidnapped his 13-year-old daughter in Adamawa State.
Again, a week later, SaharaReporters reported that a polytechnic lecturer, Yohanna Mbudai Bzegu, was shot dead in Adamawa State.
Bzegu, a lecturer with the department of Mechanical Engineering of Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola, was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday at his Bajabure residence, behind Anglican Junior Seminary, a satellite town on the outskirts of Yola, the state capital.
The death of Bakano, has been confirmed by the spokesperson for the police in the state, SP Suleiman Nguroje.
He said, "The incident happened in the early hours of today, and the security operatives are doing everything possible to arrest the perpetrators of the crime.”
Bakano was the deputy leader of Song Local Government Legislative Council and the Councillor, representing Gudu-Mboi Ward.