Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah representing Kebbi South has commented on the death of his son, pilot Abdulkarim Na’Allah, who was murdered in cold blood in his house on Saturday in Kaduna state by unknown assailants. In a statement on Monday by the lawmaker, Bala Ibn expressed hope that the death of his son would play a major role in finding solutions to Nigeria’s security problems. Senator Na’Allah while narrating the ordeal said the assailants who murdered his son were not armed with guns and that they gained access to his residence through the roof and strangled him. The lawmaker said that he would continue to love his dear son in death as he was a wonderful person in his life. Senator Na’Allah also said the life of his late son was not better than that of any other Nigerian, adding that the family has left everything in the hands of Almighty Allah. The senator also appreciated the Nigerian Police and Kaduna government for their intervention and prayed God to grant his son eternal rest.
The Kaduna State Police Command while confirming the murder of the 36-year-old pilot in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, said the assassins 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.
Then they took away his Lexus SUV to an unknown destination.
The police spokesman said the police have launched a full-scale investigation into the incident and are committed to leaving no stone unturned in unraveling the identities of the culprits and bringing them to book.
The police also solicited information from the general public that will assist in getting to the root of the unfortunate incident as well as proactively preventing future reoccurrence of similar tragic incident.
