How Army General was murdered on Abuja-Lokoja road

17 Jul How Army General was murdered on Abuja-Lokoja road

Fresh information has emerged on how the late Army General, Hassan Ahmed, was shot dead by gunmen on Thursday night.

A source, who spoke with Daily Trust, said the late senior army officer was attacked by gunmen who emerged from the bush at a bridge around Ahoko village, along the Abuja-Lokoja road about 7:34 pm.

He said the deceased was travelling alongside his sister inside a Toyota Hilux van with an unmarked army plate number.

He said the gunmen, who were hiding inside the bush beside the edges of the bridge, suddenly opened fire upon sighting the Hilux van conveying the late General.

“My house is not far from the highway. Immediately I heard the sporadic sound of gunshots, it occurred to me that they must be kidnappers,” he said.

The source said he immediately mobilised some youths to the scene and discovered the lifeless body of the army officer inside the vehicle.

According to him, the Hilux van veered off the road and hit the edges of the bridge.

“It was the concrete pillar of the bridge that stopped vehicle, otherwise it would have fallen into the river because the driver lost control after they opened fire at the vehicle,” he added.

A vigilante, said he placed a call to the chairman of Kogi-Kotonkarfe Local Government Area, Isah Abdulkarim, who immediately arrived at the scene.

“I got to the scene and discovered that the man was an army officer. Even though he was not wearing army uniform, the vehicle was carrying army plate number,” he said.

He said some soldiers, vigilantes and hunters groups had combed some forests along the Abuja-Lokoja road in order to see how the abducted sister of the late Army General would be rescued.

The chairman of Abaji Area Council, Alhaji Abdulrahman Ajiya, has clarified that the late Army General was not murdered in his domain, saying the scene of the incident was under the jurisdiction of Kogi State.

Meanwhile, security operatives from the army and police have launched a manhunt for the killers of

His remains of the former Provost Marshall, Major-General Hassan Ahmed were laid to rest yesterday at a military cemetery in Abuja, amidst tears from family members and associates.