Gunmen on Friday morning killed Director of Operations of Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Malam Dauda.
He was killed at his residence in Barakallahu community of Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
Barakallahu community is located along the Kaduna-Zaria road few kilometers away from Kaduna metropolis.
It was gathered the gunmen made their way into the residence through different routes other than the gate where the security man of their victim was stationed.
They reportedly killed him without carting any valuables from the residence.
It was further gathered the gunmen, after killing the Director, also attacked a nearby community without any casualty.
Confirming the incident to reporters, the District Head of the community, Alhaji Muhammad Abdullahi, said the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of Rigachikun and Barnawa, who are residents of the community, have visited the scene of the crime.
According to him: “This is simply a case of assassination because they went to only the victim’s house, killed him and left the community. They did not take anything in his house neither did they attack the guard and his wife.
“Even the other village that was attacked, no life was lost. They just caused commotion and left. We feel they just did that to make it look like an attack.
“We have been facing various security breaches in the community informed by the vast ungoverned land taken over by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). You know we were in court, we won at the High Court but they appealed the case at the Appeal Court here in Kaduna.”
Kaduna Police spokesman ASP Muhammad Jalige could not be reached as at the time filing the report as his mobile was switched off.