Senator’s son was choked to death by assailants, police confirm

Captain Bala and Sen. Bala

The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the death of the son of Senator Bala Na’Allah representing Kebbi south, Capt. Abdulkarim Ibn Na’Allah by suspected assailants.

The 36-year-old pilot was killed in his house on Saturday in Kaduna state by unknown gunmen.

According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Jalige, the assailants forcefully gained access into Abdulkarim’s residence at Umar Gwandu Road, Malali in Kaduna metropolis at night and choked him to death in cold blood.

They also made away with his Lexus SUV to an unknown destination.

The command’s spokesman said the police have launched a full scale investigation into the incident with a view to unraveling the identities of the culprits and bringing them to book.

“Detectives are currently leaving no stone unturned in compliance with the directive. The Command is soliciting for information from the general public that will assist in getting to the root of this incident as well as proactively preventing future reoccurrence of similar tragic incident.” He said.