Bungudu Council Chairman’s Brother Dies After Bandit Attack in Zamfara

Alhaji Bello Umar Abdullahi, elder brother of the abducted Bungudu Local Government chairman, Nura Umar Abdullahi, has died from gunshot injuries sustained during the bandit attack on the chairman’s residence in Zamfara State. He was reportedly shot seven times while trying to rescue his brother after gunmen stormed the home on July 25. He later died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Kaduna. The attack also killed four security personnel. Several family members were later rescued by troops, but the council chairman remains in captivity, with no official update on his whereabouts.

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