Major General Hassan Ahmed
By Our Reporter
To say insecurity is at its peak in the country is like stating the obvious. The latest is the killing of a senior military officer, Major General Hassan Ahmed, former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, by bandits in Abuja.
He was murdered Thursday night in the Abaji area. The assailants also kidnapped his wife.
According to a report by Daily Post, Ahmed and his wife were coming from Okene when they were attacked.
“They opened fire on his vehicle, he died. The driver pretended to be dead from the wound he sustained, so they took the wife away”, the family source said.
Until his death, Ahmed, army number N/9698 was the Director at the Army Headquarters in Abuja.
The military authorities were yet to speak on Ahmed’s death as at the time of filling this report.