Bandits have killed the eldest son of the Emir of Kontagora, Bashir Namaska, at his father’s farm alongside others working on the farm at Masuga village along the Kontagora-Rijau Road in Niger State.
The traditional ruler’s son was the Sardauna of Kontagora and had been holding the fort for his father, the Sarkin Sudan, who was reported to have been sick for some months.
He was said to have been shot by the bandits on Thursday and later rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
Sources said the bandits also abducted some persons on their way out of the town in the north-central region of the country.