Some group of armed Teenagers shot dead a Maiduguri based merchant, Abubakar Girigiri, at his warehouse in the Bolori area of Maiduguri, Borno State on Thursday.
He allegedly died on the spot as he failed to make
it to the hospital.
A witness, Modu Lawal told Journalists in Maiduguri
that the gunmen arrived at the warehouse on foot, pretending to be customers
before gunning him down.
Narrating the incident, the witness said “A group of
four teenagers arrived the warehouse on foot and met Girigiri, 58, attending to
his business. After a short while, two of them brought out guns from their
trousers and shot him at a close range”
The Police Public Relations Officer in Borno, Gideon
Jibrin, confirmed the incident.
He also confirmed the killing of seven persons in
Jere Local Government Area of the state by gunmen.
“The police is trying to get the full details of the
report, so we can unravel the mystery behind the killings.”
Meanwhile, the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation
Restore Order has also confirmed the killing of other three security men in the
early hours of Thursday at the Ruwan Zafi area of Maiduguri.
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