A Director with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), identified as Alhaji Mohammadu Kudu Lawal, has been shot dead by some unknown gunmen.
It was gathered that the late Lawal was shot dead on his way to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
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Alhaji Lawal 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 gunmen who rained bullets on the Hilux vehicle he was travelling in.
FIRS authorities have confirmed the incident.