By Ahmed Salman, Minna

Suspected terrorists have assassinated a Director with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Alhaji Mohammadu Kudu Lawal

Eye witness account have it that Lawal was shot dead on his way to Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT) on Sunday 7 August 2022.

However, another staff of FIRS who was travelling with him sustained injuries as a result of the attack that happened in Saminaka village of Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) in Niger State.

Lawal, an indigene of Lafiagi in Kwara State, allegedly ran into the gunmen who rained bullets on the FIRS official Hilux vehicle he was travelling in.

Until his death, he was the State Coordinator for Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States.

His death comes on the heels of several others that have taken place in niger state in the recent past.

Few days ago, the terrorists attacked a military check point before Zuma rock also in the state and killed a yet to be determined number of soldiers