A member of staff of Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hussaini Salihu Ahmed, an Assistant Pilgrim Officer, has been killed.

The board’s spokesperson, Yunusa Makarfi, confirmed the sad news to our reporter on Wednesday in Kaduna. “Yes, he was killed by unknown persons. We are just returning from his burial according to Islamic rites,” Mr. Makarfi said.

Family sources said the family traced the body on Tuesday morning at Kudenda, a suburb of Kaduna.

“He was called out on phone. He went out to come back briefly, telling his family he would be coming to watch football on TV. He left the house around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday night.

His Family was contacted via his phone around 11pm, informing them that the owner of the phone had a problem,” a senior staff member of the board said.

Late Mr. Ahmed Ahmed, who hailed from Kaduna South Local Government, resided at Kinkinau GRA and is survived by one wife and eight children.

Kaduna Police Spokesperson Aliyu Usman, an Assistant Superintendent, when contacted said he was yet to receive the report. “I will get back to you immediately I get the details,” he said.

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