Bandits kill PDP Katsina council chairman, granddaughter

The Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State has announced the death of its Chairman for Sabuwa Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Lawal Dako.

He was said to have died on Friday of injuries he sustained when bandits shot at him in the council.

His granddaughter was also shot and killed by the bandits.

Dako was reportedly rushed to the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria where he died.

The PDP Katsina State Chairman, Alhaji Salisu Majigiri, who confirmed the development, described the current security situation in the state as worrisome.

Majigiri confirmed that the granddaughter of the slain party council chairman was also shot and killed by the bandits during the attack.

“My party chairman in Sabuwa was shot five times by bandits who also killed his granddaughter who was with him during the attack,” he said.