The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Retired Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Maisaka by gunmen in his residence at Ragasi, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Jalige, who spoke with NAN on Tuesday in Kaduna, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday.
Maisaka’s gateman also sustained injury from the attack.
He said when the information was received, the Commissioner of Police, Mudassiru Abdullah, directed the Divisional Police Officer and the Area Commander in the area to move to the scene.
“The corpse has been evacuated to the hospital and the gateman has also been rushed to the hospital for treatment,” Jalige said, while revealing details of the incident would be made available soon.
Jalige appealed to Kaduna State residents to come forward with useful and timely information tat could lead to the arrest of the culprits.