Bandits have killed Alhaji Mohammadu Kudu Lawal, a Director with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Legit.ng gathered that the incident happened while Lawal was travelling to Abuja on Sunday. He was gunned down in Saminaka village of Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State.
It was learnt that Lawal, an indigene of Lafiagi in Kwara State, ran into the bandits who rained bullets on the Hilux vehicle he was travelling in.
Until his death, he was the State Coordinator for Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States. Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Inga, the Director General (DG) of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), confirmed the incident, which he described as sad and pathetic. Reacting to Kudu’s killing, the FIRS in a statement on Monday, August 8, by Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, the Special Assistant (Media and Communication) to the FIRS Chairman, described Lawal as a dedicated deputy director who had served the tax agency for over 2 decades of his life.