General Ishaya Bamaiyi’s Sister, Granddaughter Assassinated

The elder sister of retired Lt Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi, Madam
Saratu Bamaiyi and her 12-year old granddaughter has been assassinated in their
Kebbi home. Unknown gunmen on Thursday invaded the elderly woman’s house, shot
her and her granddaughter, and then dumped their bodies in a well.

The State Commissioner of police who confirmed the incident
while speaking with a reporter on Thursday night in Birnin, Kebbi said the
incident occurred between 3.00pm and 4.00pm same Thursday at her residence at
Zuru Center (ZC), Zuru , in Zuru Local Government of the state.

He added that the 75-year-old Saratu was hit and killed with a pestle by
unknown persons and her body alongside her 12-year-old granddaughter was
dragged and dumped in a well.

“She and her granddaughter were murdered and then dragged into the well inside
the house. I don’t think it was by the use of gun. They used a pestle to attack
them.

“It appears not to be murder for robbery because she was
having some money in her handbag, money from sales from her provision store
outside the house.

“The bag containing the money was also dumped with the
bodies inside the well. We also discovered wraps of money possibly for
contribution in the house because she was a woman leader in the community. The
unspecified amount of wrapped money was not touched.

“So that made us think that it was not robbery that led to
that but probably assassination. But we are investigating the unfortunate incident,”
he said.