Nigerian journalist, Ustaz Yunus, assassinated in Kaduna

The General Manager of New Democrat, a Kaduna-based weekly newspaper, has been killed by gunmen in Kaduna, North-West Nigeria. The gunmen stormed the residence of Ustaz Yunus, at Ungwan Dosa around 7:45 p.m. on Friday night, colleagues said. “We suspect a political undertone to his killing because the killers did not take anything from the house. They just stormed the house, killed him and disappear,” a member of staff of New Democrat said. The Kaduna Police spokesperson, Aminu Lawal, confirmed the murder. He said the police have begun investigation into the killing. PT