An influential All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Hon. Umar Sarkin Fada Moriki, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Zamfara State.
The attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday near Fegi village, close to Gidan Dawa in Tsafe Local Government Area.
Moriki was said to be travelling from Gusau to Kaduna when armed men ambushed his vehicle and fatally shot him.
The Zamfara APC leadership, headed by Hon. Tukur Umar Danfulani, confirmed the killing in a statement issued in Gusau.
The party’s Publicity Secretary, Comrade Yusuf Idris Gusau, noted that Moriki had just attended the APC stakeholders’ meeting and the grand reception organised in honour of the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle.
Moriki, 62, was a prominent political figure who had served as Vice Chairman of Zurmi Local Government Area, Director-General of the State Revenue Generation, and Special Adviser on Rural Electrification, among other positions.
He is survived by three wives and several children.
Following the tragic news, Dr Matawalle cancelled all planned engagements in his hometown, Maradun, to attend the funeral prayer.
The APC described Moriki as a generous, humble, and committed party man who was deeply involved in supporting the less privileged within his community.
