The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, has been shot dead by gunmen on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
The Kwara State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing.
Sakaina, 32, was a former Special Assistant to the Moro Local Government Chairman and a youth leader of the Fulani in Kwara.
He was killed around 10pm on Saturday at the entrance of his residence in Oke Ose, Oke-Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state.
“His attackers left him in the pool of his blood. They didn’t collect anything from him and their motive for such action is surprising”, a source said.
The Special Assistant to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Inter-Community Relations, Fulani, Muhammed Abdullahi, confirmed the development.
A statement by the spokesperson of the command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Sunday, said police detectives responded swiftly and recovered five expended 7.62mm shells, while his remains have been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Mortuary.
The State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, has also launched a full investigation into the bloody incident, with the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, assuring that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
His janazah was conducted on Sunday at his Zango-Kulende residence, and he has been buried.
A statement on Sunday by the Miyetti Allah Association’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Muhammad Kangodabe, announcing the passing of Idris, said, “With deep sorrow, we announce the tragic passing of our esteemed chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, who was killed by unknown gunmen yesterday at 10 p.m.”
The body prayed that Allah grants his family and loved ones the strength to bear the loss.
