Armed bandits assassinated Yankuzo district head Alhaji Hamza Abdullahi Kogo of Tsafe Emirate in Zamfara State.
Prime9jaOnline gathered that, the district head was attacked by bandits on his way back to his community from an official engagement last Friday around 8 p.m.
According to locals, the monarch was shot and wounded in an attempt to kidnap him.
He was rushed to Gusau's Federal Medical Center, the state capital, where he died on Saturday night.
Yankuzo is the hometown of Ado Aleru, a notorious bandit kingpin who was awarded the Traditional title in Yandoton Daji Emirate in July of this year.
Many Yankuzo residents claim they have never witnessed a bandit attack since the beginning of banditry within the state
Police authorities in the state are yet to comment on the latest incident.