Insecurity: Nigerian Army General, Major General Hassan Ahmed Killed In FCT

Major General Hassan Ahmed, former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, has been murdered in Abuja.

He was murdered Thursday night in the Abaji area of the nation’s capital. The assailants kidnapped his sister, Safina Ahmed.

They were attacked while coming from Okene to Abuja. “They opened fire on his vehicle, he died. The driver pretended to be dead from the wound he sustained, so they took the sister away”.

It was further gathered that General Ahmed was exposed to the breach because he didn’t move with escort.

The deceased was chauffeured by his driver, Sergeant Bukar in a Toyota Hilux with a private plate number.

The body of Ahmed has been conveyed to the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) Hospital in Abuja.

The Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya recently appointed him as a Director at the Army Headquarters in Abuja.

Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu could not be reached as at press time.