The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Saturday escaped assassination attempt, as members of the Muslim sect, Shiites allegedly attacked his convoy in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Seven persons reportedly lost their lives in the clash between soldiers attached to Buratai’s convoy and the Shiite Muslim sect.
However, at the time of filing this report,there is no independent confirmation of the cause of the clash.
It came as President Muhammadu Buhari was a guest in Kaduna today, to grace the Kaduna Music Festival, as well as receive an honorary award given him by the Kaduna State University (KASU), at its convocation ceremony.
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-Vanguard