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JUST IN: Gunmen Shoot FIRS Director In Abuja (PHOTO)
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has been shot dead
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Director with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Alhaji Mohammadu Kudu Lawal has been shot dead by suspected unknown gunmen.
Muhammadu Kudu Lawal
It was gathered that Lawal was shot dead on his way to Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT) on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
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The FIRS Director was shot dead while another staff of FIRS who was travelling with him sustained injuries as a result of the attack that happened in Saminaka village of Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State.
It was gathered that Lawal, an indigene of Lafiagi in Kwara State, ran into the unknown gunmen who rained bullets on the Hilux vehicle he was travelling in.
FIRS authorities have confirmed the incident. Until his death, he was the State Coordinator for Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States.
Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Inga, the Director General (DG) of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), confirmed the incident which he described as sad and pathetic.
Reacting to Kudu’s killing, the FIRS in a statement on Monday by Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, the Special Assistant (Media and Communication) to the FIRS Chairman, said: “He was a Deputy-Director who had dedicated over two decades of his life to a selfless and hardworking career at the Service.
“The Board, Management and staff of the Service condoles with the family of the deceased and prays for their comfort in this sad moment.
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“Mohammed Kudu is survived by his wife and children; he will be buried in his home town, Lafiagi, Kwara State, today according to Islamic rites.”
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