On Friday night in Maitama, Abuja, tragedy struck as unidentified gunmen fatally shot Khalid Bichi, a middle-aged man and employee of the Federal Inland Revenue Service.
A security source, posting on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, disclosed that Bichi was followed and repeatedly shot at around 9 pm by assailants.
The security analyst, who posted pictures of the deceased, disclosed that the FIRS employee was attacked while getting food in Maitama.
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“Khalid Bichi, a Staff of FIRS with social media X handle @Khalid_Bichi, was trailed by his killers and shot many times after he went to get food around Maitama at about 9pm.
“He was rushed to Maitama General Hospital where he eventually died. Mr Bichi, is a friend to influential politicians.
“He will be laid to rest by 1:30pm today after a funeral prayer at the Abuja National Mosque.
“Is Abuja Really Safe?”
@Khalid_Bichi wrote on his profile “If you Ever Hear Of My Death Please Make Dua For Me”.
“Is there more to this?”
In another incident, a Nigerian using the handle @Deblak26 shared that his friend was stabbed, and the attackers stole his phone, accessing his data accordingly.
He wrote: “My friend was stabbed and his phone taken away in Garki. They also withdrew all the money in his account. This is one of the many incidences happening in the heart of Abuja.”
