By Gabriel Atumeyi
The son of the Zamfara state Assembly member shot dead by bandits on Tuesday is still alive.
This is contrary to some media report, that he was kidnap alongside the driver of the car.
The lawmaker, Muhammad Ahmad, whose remains were buried in Gusau, the state capital on Wednesday, was said to be driving the car when the incident happened.
365Daily had earlier reported that Mr Ahmed was killed by bandits along Sheme-Funtua Road in Katsina State, hours after he and others defected with Governor Bello Matawalle to the All Prigressives Congress (APC).
Yusuf Idris, Zamfara governor’s spokesperson, said the lawmaker was shot dead while conveying his son to Kano to board a flight to Sudan, where he is studying.
According to Mr Idris the son of the deceased “sustained injuries on one leg but was not abducted by their attackers.”
He said the injured son is responding to treatment at home in Gusau.
Also, the police spokesperson in Katsina, Gambo Isah, said the lawmaker ran into a road block by the gunmen “and hastily turned but was hit by bullet on his head”.
The police said no case of abduction was reported from the attack.
Meanwhile, Governor Bello Matawalle has expressed shock over the incident and condoled with the family of the deceased.
Mr Matawalle said his death was a personal “loss to him, his government and the entire state and prayed Almighty Allah to accept his Shahadat and give his immediate family the fortitude to bear the loss.”