….deceased allegedly asked to come identify stolen car
Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, on Saturday said he received with deep shock and profound sadness the tragic news of the death of Alhaji Atiku Mu’azu, a retired Permanent Secretary and former Chairman of the Gombe State Board of Internal Revenue Service.
The late Permanent Secretary was reportedly abducted and killed in Kano, where he had been residing after his retirement from public service.
Yahaya, in a condolence message signed by Director-General Press Affairs Gombe Government House, however, commended the swift response of security agencies, who have since apprehended a suspect in connection with the heinous crime.
He urged them to ensure that thorough investigations are conducted and that justice is served without delay.
“On behalf of the government and people of Gombe State, Governor Inuwa Yahaya extends his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends, and associates of the deceased, as well as the people of Kalishen in Shongom Local Government Area, where he hailed from,” the statement partly read.
The governor prayed Almighty Allah to grant them the strength, adding “to bear this profound loss, forgive the shortcomings of the deceased and admit him into Aljannat Firdaus.”
How deceased was abducted
According to viral message which was obtained by our correspondent Mu’azu who resided at Kabuga/Jan Bulo Estate, along Gwarzo Road, in Kano State received a phone call through his mechanic, that his stolen car was found urging the unsuspecting deceased to hasten to meet them to identify & retrieve the car.
Mu’azu allegedly met them at the designated location, but never returned.
“Later the abductors reached his family with a ransom demand of N20 million. but the family could only raise N10 million, which the abductors collected, only to later drop his dead body by the roadside of a different location. A suspect has been arrested, but the mechanic is on the run,” the message concluded.
