By Muhammad Sabiu
The former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, has passed on after sustaining injuries after he was shot in the neck.
NHK and Jiji news agency reported confirmed that Abe died in hospital
NKH stated, “According to a senior LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) official, former prime minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara city, Nara region, where he was receiving medical treatment. He was 67.”
This is coming a few years after Abe stepped down as the Asian democracy’s prime minister due to his ailing condition.
Media reports have quoted the President of France, Emmanuel Macron to have been “profoundly shocked by the despicable attack” on Mr. Abe.