By Uzair Adam
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on security agencies to investigate the killing of its Kwara State Chairman, Idrissu Abubakar, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, MACBAN’s National President, Alhaji Baba Ngelzarma, through the association’s National Secretary, Malam Bello Gotomo, condemned the killing and urged authorities to ensure justice is served.
Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Police Command said Abubakar was attacked around 10 p.m. on Saturday in front of his house at Oke Ose, Ilorin East Local Government Area.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, stated that officers recovered five expended 7.62mm shells from the scene, and the victim’s remains were deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) mortuary.
Describing Abubakar as the youngest state chairman in the association’s history, Ngelzarma lamented that his death marked the second killing of a MACBAN chairman within two months, following the murder of Katsina State’s newly elected chairman, Alhaji Sirajo Mairana.
The deceased, aged 33, left behind two wives, six children, and his elderly mother.
According to MACBAN, Abubakar was attacked shortly after returning from Taraweeh prayers. Ngelzarma expressed concerns over the repeated killings of the association’s leaders, revealing that in the past two years, MACBAN had lost over seven state and local government chairmen to unknown gunmen.
Additionally, the group’s National Vice President, Alhaji Manir Lamido, has been missing since 2023 while traveling between Katsina and Kaduna states.
The MACBAN president urged security agencies to intensify efforts to uncover those responsible for the attacks, assuring that the association would take necessary steps to seek justice for its slain members.