The deceased lawyer hailed from Benue and was the principal associate of Benedict Torngee Aza and Associates legal firm in Gusau, capital of Zamfara.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Gunmen have shot dead a lawyer Benedict-Torngee Azza in Zamfara, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Command Muhammad Shehu said on Friday.
Shehu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that detectives are on the trail of the killers, adding that the Command has beefed up security in the area where the incident occurred.
Earlier, the Zamfara State chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Junaidu Abubakar said Azza was shot after he escaped from his residence at about 10pm.
He said that the body of the lawyer was evacuated by FRSC and police personnel to Yariman Bakura Specialists Hospital, Gusau.
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Abubakar said his neighbours informed him that the lawyer was shot by two gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who came on a motorcycle.
“The information has it that the gunmen wanted to kidnap him at his house in Saminaka area, behind Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Headquarters, Gusau.
“But he was able to escape, drove his vehicle and run to the roadside. The gunmen pursued him and shot him dead along the bypass,” he added.
The NBA chairman said the neighbours later heard gunshots and noise caused by an accident.
“When they came out and rushed to the scene, they saw Azza opened his vehicle’s door, came out and walked to the main road where he sat down and was bleeding to death.
“He was shot three times by the gunmen who, after the shooting, took to their heels when they saw people coming to the scene,” Abubakar said.
The deceased lawyer hailed from Benue and was the principal associate of Benedict Torngee Aza and Associates legal firm in Gusau, capital of Zamfara.