Unknown gunmen reportedly shot and killed Khalid Bichi, a middle-aged man, in Maitama, Abuja. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst, posted the bad news on his X page Saturday morning.
Khalid Bichi, a Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) employee, was pursued by his assassins and shot multiple times after going to acquire dinner near Maitama at 9 p.m.
He was transported to Maitama General Hospital, where he died.
According to the security expert, Mr Bichi is friends with powerful politicians. He will be laid to rest tonight at 1:30pm, following a funeral prayer at the Abuja National Mosque.
In response to the incident, former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad wrote: “What is this creature I awoke to on the timeline? Oh, Allah! @Khalid_Bichi was shot and killed by unknown individuals in Maitama? I am completely heartbroken. May Allah forgive him and reward him in Jannah al-Firdaus. Ameen!!”